Internet of Robotic Things: Driving Intelligent Robotics of Future - Concept, Architecture, Applications and Technologies

Internet of Things (IoT) provides a strong platform to connect objects to the Internet for facilitating Machine to Machine (M2M) communication and transferring data using standard network protocols like TCP/IP. IoT is gaining rapidly day by day and till date, billions of devices are already connected and in the coming few years, the number can even touch trillions. With consistent advancements, lots of areas like Military, Agriculture, Industry, Healthcare, Robotics, Nanotechnology are adapting IoT for advanced solutions. The research paper proposes a comprehensive view of the new concept of IoT especially proposed for robotics i.e. Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT). IoRT is a mix of diverse technologies like Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and Internet of Things (IoT). The paper also discusses architecture which plays a significant role in design of Multi-Role Robotic Systems for IoRT. In addition to this, enlists technologies behind IoRT, applications of IoRT and existing robotic systems based on Humanoid, Mobile, Flying and Swarm envisaged for future IoRT systems. The paper provides a strong base for researchers to envision the concept of IoRT and enable them to think out-of-the-box to design and implement IoRT based robotic systems in real-world applications.