Off the Shelf Cloud Robotics for the Smart Home: Empowering a Wireless Robot through Cloud Computing
Javier Ramírez De La Pinta,
José María Maestre Torreblanca,
Isabel Jurado,
Sergio Reyes De Cozar
Affiliations
Javier Ramírez De La Pinta
Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Escuela Superior de Ingenieros, Universidad de Sevilla. Camino de los descubrimientos s/n, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
José María Maestre Torreblanca
Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Escuela Superior de Ingenieros, Universidad de Sevilla. Camino de los descubrimientos s/n, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
Isabel Jurado
Departamento de Ingeniería, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Campus de Palmas Altas 41014, Spain
Sergio Reyes De Cozar
Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas y Automática, Escuela Superior de Ingenieros, Universidad de Sevilla. Camino de los descubrimientos s/n, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
In this paper, we explore the possibilities offered by the integration of home automation systems and service robots. In particular, we examine how advanced computationally expensive services can be provided by using a cloud computing approach to overcome the limitations of the hardware available at the user’s home. To this end, we integrate two wireless low-cost, off-the-shelf systems in this work, namely, the service robot Rovio and the home automation system Z-wave. Cloud computing is used to enhance the capabilities of these systems so that advanced sensing and interaction services based on image processing and voice recognition can be offered.
