Title: Robots in the smart home: a project towards interoperability

Authors: J.R. De La Pinta, J.M. Maestre, E.F. Camacho, I. Gonzalez Alonso

Addresses: Department of Systems and Automation Engineering, University of Seville, Seville 41092, Spain. ' Department of Systems and Automation Engineering, University of Seville, Seville 41092, Spain. ' Department of Systems and Automation Engineering, University of Seville, Seville 41092, Spain. ' Department of Computer Science, University of Oviedo, Mieres 33600, Spain

Abstract: In this paper, it is addressed the problem of integrating service robots in the smart home. To this end, several middleware initiatives are analysed, paying special attention to Universal Plug and Play (UPnP). In addition, the iRobot service robot Roomba is deeply studied and an application to integrate it in the smart home via UPnP is presented.

Keywords: smart homes; middleware; interoperability; service robots; UPnP; universal plug and play; Roomba; robotics.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAHUC.2011.040119

International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, 2011 Vol.7 No.3, pp.192 - 201

Published online: 18 May 2011 *

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