In this work we present a user interface assisting non-expert users to design complex robot
behaviours, hence facilitating the deployment of robot-integrated applications. Due to the …

The development of effective user interfaces for an autonomous system can be quite difficult,
especially for devices that are to be operated in the field where access to standard computer …

We present rosbridge, a middleware abstraction layer which provides robotics technology
with a standard, minimalist applications development framework accessible to applications …

The vision of the Web of Things (WoT) aims to leverage Web standards in order to
interconnect all types of embedded devices and realworld objects, and thus to make them a …

Nowadays robots are evolving from using a central computer unit with high computation
capability to a distributed system configuration. Most cases present a robot formed with a …

ROS is an open-source robotic middleware for the large-scale development of complex
robotic systems. Although the research community is quite active in developing applications …

The focus of this work is to exploit ontologies to make robotic systems more accessible to
non-expert users, therefore supporting the deployment of robot-integrated applications. Due …

The Robot Operating System (ROS) has significantly gained popularity among robotic
engineers and researchers over the past five years, primarily due to its powerful …

This chapter introduces the open-source software VIKI. VIKI is a software package that
eases the configuration of complex robotic systems and behavior by providing an easy way …

The ongoing evolution of computing devices, especially of embedded systems, introduces
new opportunities to enhance robotics software. The goal of this thesis is to develop a rapid …