Launching global network for robots

RoboEarth, the name of the World Wide Web (WWW) for robots to learn from each other and share information for the first time on January 14. A common brain for all robots in the world.

RoboEarth has been tested by scientists in an environment that mimics a hospital room at Eindhoven University (Netherlands). Four robots using the RoboEarth system, work together to complete the set tasks, including serving water to patients.

A robot will bring map information to the patients 'rooms so that the other three "colleagues" know the way to serve the patients' water.

Experimental robots use RoboEarth network to perform many tasks, such as serving patients with water as in photos - (Photo: BBC)

RoboEarth is the "cherished" project for the past four years funded by the European Union (EU), developed by scientists from Philips and five universities in Europe, including Eindhoven. The system allows both robots and humans to put information on the database based on the cloud computing (clouse), and this is also the "brain" for the machines.

"RoboEarth's core is a global network for robots: a huge network and database repository, where robots can share information and learn from each other," said Rene van de Molengraft, head of the RoboEarth project. brief description.

"The common problem now is that robots are often developed to work for a job. The changes every day happen continuously in our environment, making programmed actions useless."

To illustrate, the scientist exemplifies the case "a robot that opens a canister can share it on RoboEarth, and other robots can learn and follow without having to be programmed to open that kind of box." .

In addition, because the system operates on the "cloud" platform, the calculation or thinking tasks can be through "the cloud" , making the boards in the robot less strenuous, saving power consumption. than.

Robots are no stranger in today's digital era. Basic domestic help robots such as vacuum cleaner, glass cleaner . have been commercialized and can be purchased at any time. However, scientists are developing more "human" robots that can help people with disabilities or the elderly.

RoboEarth security and the fact that robots are gaining intelligence for themselves are also worrisome issues discussed by scientists.