A Distributed Service Framework for Integrating Robots with Internet Services

Abstract

With the rapid advance of the integration of internet and robot areas, various service platforms are proposed that assume cloud environments. For robot services, as the numbers of devices and their types increase, a mechanism that enables the entry of developers in various areas is required. However, existing platforms are insufficient to the problem. In this paper, we developed a distributed service framework that realizes the coordination of various devices, robots, and service functions based on RSNP (Robot Service Network Protocol), a protocol specification for robot services. Furthermore, we implement a pet-sitting service as a prototype system that uses a proposed framework and verify the effectiveness of the framework.