Design and Implementation of an IoT Based Patrol Robot

In this paper, a design was proposed and tested for the implementation of an auxiliary security system that is used along with the standard CCTV setup that is present in most commercial settings. The design mainly focuses on providing a layer of automation in a cost-effective manner. The bot, as a single unit or a team of up to 4 units, makes use of technologies like perception, path following, IoT-based Twitter alerts, and camouflage to patrol a typical commercial setting such as a retail store at night.