As part of a four year project, RoboEarth has been created by a group of scientists that imitates the World Wide Web for humans, but for robots.
The system is an intricate and expansive network that will allow robots to share newly-learned skills and information between each other. The project is currently funded by the European Union and works to attempt to replace the need for humans in performing complicated tasks.
"A task like opening a box of pills can be shared on RoboEarth, so other robots can also do it without having to be programmed for that specific type of box," says Rene Van de Molengraft of RoboEarth on how the system works as an online platform for the sharing of information between robots.
Robot-Centric Sharing Systems
RoboEarth is the World Wide Web for Robots to Share Information
Trend Themes
1. Robot-centric Sharing Systems - The trend of creating systems that allow robots to share newly-learned skills and information between each other.
2. Roboearth - The trend of creating an online platform for sharing of information between robots.
3. Replacing Humans with Robots - The trend of using robots to perform complicated tasks that would otherwise require human intervention.
Industry Implications
1. Robotics - The industry that can use Robot-Centric Sharing Systems to develop new advances in robotics by sharing important data and information between robots.
2. Manufacturing - The industry that can use Robot-Centric Sharing Systems to automate manufacturing processes and increase efficiency.
3. Healthcare - The industry that can use Robot-Centric Sharing Systems to improve patient safety and medical outcomes by using robots to perform surgery and other critical tasks.