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Cloud Robotics is the application of Cloud Computing and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to the realm of robotics. This paradigm is gaining momentum in worldwide research as it allows to build robotic infrastructures leveraging on both IoT and the Cloud. These technologies are every day more pervasive in our lives and enhance service robotics (i.e., robotics applications meant to serve humans). We are developing a novel Cloud Robotics architecture empowered by hand tracking technology and 3D-printed bio-inspired robotic arms to enable remote on-line communication for deafblind people in tactile sign language, the communication system most natural to them.
This research has been partially supported by the “Smart Cities and Social Innovation Under 30” program of the Italian Ministry of Research and University through the PARLOMA Project (SIN_00132).
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An example of tSL-based communication is given in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l11lahuiHLA.
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The details of the GUI and the notification to the Deafblind person, as well as the procedure to enable broadcasting communication, are under refinement so to be fully accessible to Deafblind users.
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Russo, L.O., Airò Farulla, G., Geraci, C. (2018). A Cloud Robotics Platform to Enable Remote Communication for Deafblind People. In: Miesenberger, K., Kouroupetroglou, G. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10896. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94277-3_33
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