Towards a new approach of Robot as a Service (RaaS) in Cloud Computing paradigm

International audienceFor many years, robots appear in most fields. At times, we approach closer to create intelligent robots due to success in computer technology. Current developments in Cloud Computing introduce this concept in robotics field. Many projects have taken initiatives towards Cloud Robotics that allow the robots to outsource computing capabilities over the Cloud, like communication resources, storage, and computing power. The aim of our work is to define a kind of service in the direction of Cloud Robotics, which is ‘Robot as a Service’ (RaaS). This concept is based on the functions of SOA, and means the use of robots features in the Cloud Computing as a demand service