Use of Cloud Computing Platforms towards Robotics Applications

With the recent advancements in the field of robotics and cloud computing, one technology backing the other can have a huge potential under the domain of Cloud Robotics. Majority of systems are still operating independently using on-board computation, and confined memory and storage. Cloud Computing is a promising technology which is intended to harness the power of networked computers and communication system in a more cost effective way. There is a wide gap in Cloud Computing technology and robotics technology. Generally, the robots cannot use the Cloud Computing instance directly. Moreover, there are many Cloud Computing platforms are present around, deciding which one to use when is still an issue. In this paper we take a look at some prominent open source cloud solutions and evaluate and compare the stability, performance and features of these clouds keeping the key requirements of cloud robotics under consideration.