If you’re a developer interested in robots, you may have heard the news — we’re experiencing a “moment” in cloud robotics services. In under four months (late September 2018 to early January 2019), four technology titans stepped forward to stake major claims in this space. This. Is. Not. An. Accident.
Cloud-based services — from AI to computer vision systems to fleet management—have the potential to make owning, managing, and coding robots much more efficient. Cloud robotics services may be an important step forward on the path to increased robot affordability and ease of development,especially for medium-sized businesses.