Goh Wai Kit

Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Papers

Total Citations

348

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About

Goh Wai Kit is a pioneering researcher in cloud robotics, best known for his foundational work on the DAvinCi framework, which integrates cloud computing with service robots. His most-cited paper, "DAvinCi: A cloud computing framework for service robots" (2010), has garnered over 348 citations and introduced a scalable, parallelized architecture using Hadoop and the Robot Operating System (ROS) to enable robots to offload heavy computation to the cloud. This work laid the groundwork for modern cloud-robotic systems, allowing robots in large environments to share data and processing power efficiently. Goh’s contributions have significantly advanced the field by demonstrating how cloud infrastructure can overcome the computational and memory limitations of individual robots, enabling more complex tasks and collaborative behaviors. His research has been instrumental in shaping the intersection of robotics and distributed computing, making him a key figure in the evolution of intelligent, networked robotic systems.