Wireless Robotics: A Highly Promising Case for Standardization

  • Authors:
  • Alois Knoll;Ramjee Prasad

  • Affiliations:
  • Technical University Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany;Center for TeleInfrastruktur (CTIF), Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

  • Venue:
  • Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

Mobile robots are an area of active research with enormous, untapped potential for the future--for household use, for applications in industry and production, for elderly care, in hospitals as well as in a host of other fields. In order to realise the possibilities that future robots hold, there are a number of obstacles to be overcome before mass markets can evolve in these individual segments. This paper discusses the main challenges related to the adoption of wireless robotics and gives a comprehensive overview of the suitability of existing wireless technologies, while arguing the need for standardization in this rapidly advancing area.