Intelligent Modular Service Mobile Robot Controllable Via Internet

The article focuses on the research. Development and prototyping of the “Intelligent Modular Service Mobile Robot Controllable via Internet” using open-source meta-operating system/platform ROS. The robot can be controlled either locally via an immediate console or remotely (via Internet) using a remote terminal. The immediate control is implemented by means of a computer terminal. The remote connection can be made over any TCP/IP enabled network such as the Internet. Software architecture of the remotely controlled robot consists of two major parts – ROS part and remote interface. The Remote control consists of two parts – Server and Client. The Client accepts user input and transmits the corresponding commands remotely to the Server via TCP/IP connection over a network (i.e. the Internet). The Server listens for Client connections and accepts commands from the connected Client. Such kind of mobile service robots can be used for servicing of elderly and/or disabled people, in a semiautonomous of fully autonomous mode of control from a distance via Internet As they are a great number of such applications it increases the social stability of the society.