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The Modular Design and Production of an Intelligent Robot Based on a Closed-Loop Control Strategy

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Published on: October 14, 2017

A containerised approach for multiform robotic applications.

Giuseppe Cotugno¹, Rafael Afonso Rodrigues¹, Graham Deacon¹

¹Ocado Technology, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom.

Frontiers in Robotics and AI

|May 9, 2024

Summary

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This study introduces a containerized approach to integrate diverse robotic software architectures, simplifying the inclusion of third-party contributions. The method offers flexibility and minimal computational overhead for scalable robotics.

Keywords:

microservices robot integration robot software design robotic architectures virtualization

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Software Engineering
Computer Science

Background:

Robotic software architectures face challenges in scaling and integrating diverse components.
Traditional integration methods, like ROS, result in uniform systems hindering third-party contributions.
Virtualization offers potential but lacks established procedures in robotics.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose and evaluate a containerized approach for designing and integrating multiform robotic architectures.
To enhance existing robotic systems by facilitating the inclusion of third-party contributions.
To benchmark the integration complexity and computational performance of the proposed approach.

Main Methods:

Developed a containerized methodology for robotic architecture integration.
Augmented preexisting architectures with third-party contributions using containers.
Benchmarked the approach on the EU H2020 SecondHands robotic architecture.

Main Results:

The containerized approach demonstrated simplicity and flexibility in setup compared to non-virtualized systems.
Computational overhead was found to be negligible, with optimal resource utilization.
Successfully integrated third-party contributions into a complex robotic architecture.

Conclusions:

Containerization offers a viable solution for integrating multiform robotic architectures.
The proposed approach enhances flexibility and simplifies the integration of external modules in robotics.
This method paves the way for more scalable and adaptable robotic systems.