Evaluation of computer networking methods for interaction with remote robotic systems
This work addresses the problem of enabling remote access to robotic systems for users who cannot travel or afford costly equipment, but it is incremental as it focuses on evaluating existing networking methods.
The paper analyzed several networking techniques for enabling remote robotic operations, conducting experiments across distances from hundreds of meters to thousands of kilometers to evaluate their performance.
Use of robotic infrastructures can significantly increase with remote access. This would open up the possibility to use costly equipment without the need to buy them, or to simply access those assets remotely when actual travel is not possible or recommended - for example in pandemic times. In this paper we present an analysis of several networking techniques which allow remote robotics operations, alongside with experimental results with distance ranging from hundreds of meters up to thousands of kilometers.