Security Landscape for Robotics

Abstract

In this paper, the current state of security in robotics is described to be in need of review. When we consider safety mechanisms implemented in an Internet-connected robot, the requirement of safety becomes a crucial security requirement. Upon review of the current state of security in the field of robotics, four key requirements are in need of addressing: the supply chain for calibration, integrity and authenticity of commands (i.e. in teleoperation), physical-plane security and finally, secure, controlled logging and auditing.