Network Robot

A network robot system can be described as technology in which two or more robots cooperate to provide a robot-based service, grasping a user’s situation according to the information from ubiquitous sensors (cameras, tags, wearable computers, etc.).  
It can bring lots of opportunities and benefits,

• Develop robots that can perform a natural style of communication with people.
• Develop robots that can support human daily activities such as guidance, housekeeping, home security, etc.

Figure 1. Network Robot System

However, it faces several challenges at the same times,

• Action and situation recognition technology  

To recognize people’s actions and environmental situations to best meet each user’s needs.

• Robot telecommunication technology:

To collect the actions, status information and direct them to the right robot.

• Interaction technology between robots and humans:

To talk with humans using gestures as a physical presence medium just like human do.

Figure 2. Applications of Network Robot System