Cloud computing is a ubiquitous term used today for computational models that rely on
interconnected computers over the Internet offering greater processing power and storage …

Modern networking technologies connect a multitude of different devices to cloud computing
platforms, rendering commonplace the daily use of applications that would not exist …

The Cloud infrastructure and its extensive set of Internet-accessible resources has potential
to provide significant benefits to robots and automation systems. We consider robots and …

Mobile robotics is a transforming field that presents a varying set of challenges. The
discussion on the autonomy of (self-powered) robots is not settled, and as the …

The world population is gradually aging and an elderly population of 1.5 billion is expected
by 2050. This scenario indicates an increased demand for healthcare systems with …

Several areas of computer science, including computer vision and naturallanguage
processing, have witnessed rapid advances in performance, due in partto shared datasets …

This chapter presents a methodology for cloud robotics implementation based on open-
source software and commercial off-the-shelf devices. To validate our methodology, we …

Cloud robotics is a field of robotics that attempts to invoke Cloud technologies such as Cloud
computing, Cloud storage, and other Internet technologies centered around the benefits of …

Technological advances in cloud technology, robotics, and telecommunications could
provide for new and interesting applications. This thesis investigates how a combination of …

Cloud Computing has been envisioned as the next-generation architecture of IT Enterprise.
Together with an explosive growth of the mobile applications and emerging of cloud …