A Survey on Cloud Robotics and Automation
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Abstract
Nowadays, with the rapidly increasing use of cloud services, there are many opportunities and challenges faced in the industry. One of the trending domains is Cloud Robotics and Automation. Cloud Robotics deals with the cloud technologies such as Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage and Networking and other internet technologies. With the help of these cloud services, robots can be remotely controlled through the network. Also, Cloud Robotics and Automation makes it possible to build cost efficient and lightweight robots. Few of the challenges faced are developing a good knowledge base, establishing a proper communication network, effective load balancing, preventing data privacy and security and dealing with the ethical problems. The purpose of this study is to understand the scope of Cloud Robotics and Automation, how it can help to reduce human efforts in an effective way by overcoming the above-mentioned challenges. The study covers different types of technologies widely being used since 2015 that includes Cloud data storage, Networking, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Internet of Things. The study definitely answers the scope of the domain and gives precise examples of how it has helped in reducing human efforts by overcoming various challenges.
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