Edge robotics: are we ready? an experimental evaluation of current vision and future directions

• DOI: 10.1016/j.dcan.2022.04.032
• Publication Date: 2022-05-06T16:43:41Z
• Authors: Milan Groshev; Gabriele Baldoni; Luca Cominardi; Antonio de la Oliva; Robert Gazda
• Keywords: Mec; Fog05; Robótica e Informática Industrial; Ros; Information technology; Robotics; 02 engineering and technology; T58.5-58.64; Experimental; Fog; Edge; Virtualization; 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; Edge robotics experimental fog MEC Virtualization ROS Fog05

Cloud-based robotics systems leverage a wide range of Information Technologies (IT) to offer tangible benefits like cost reduction, powerful computational capabilities, data offloading, etc.However, the centralized nature cloud computing is not well-suited for multitude Operational (OT) nowadays used in that require strict real-time guarantees and security.Edge fog are complementary approaches aim at mitigating some these challenges by providing capabilities closer users.The goal this work hence threefold: i) analyze current edge landscape context systems, ii) experimentally evaluate an end-to-end system based on solutions proposed literature, iii) identify open computing.Results show that, case exemplary delivery application comprising two mobile robots, robot coordination can be improved consuming radio information available edge.However, our evaluation highlights existing software, wireless virtualization technologies still substantial evolution fully support edge-based systems.