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Recently, more and more intelligent robotic systems have been embedded into the Internet for service, security, and entertainment, including distributed mobile robots. These networked robots have captured the interest of many researchers worldwide [Gol05]. Apart from operation in a hazardous environment (a traditional telerobotic area), networked robots have been applied in a wide range of real-world applications, including tele-manufacturing, teletraining, tele-surgery, traffic control, space exploration, disaster rescue, health care, and as museum guides [HTCV04]).
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Cragg, L., Hu, H., Voelker, N. (2007). Modularity and Mobility of Distributed Control Software for Networked Mobile Robots. In: Brugali, D. (eds) Software Engineering for Experimental Robotics. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68951-5_26
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