Robot-to-robot communication lets machines share responsibilities, progress, observations and failures. Messages can travel directly or through a coordinator that maintains the current workflow state.
Reliable communication needs consistent object identities, task status and timing. The system must also tolerate delay or disconnection without letting two robots act on conflicting assumptions.
Acronyms and aliases
R2R communication acronyminter-robot communication synonym
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Frequently asked questions
What do collaborating robots communicate about?
They can exchange task assignments, object locations, planned actions, completion status, errors and requests for assistance.
Why must robots confirm responsibility?
Confirmation prevents a task from being performed twice or abandoned because each robot assumed that the other machine owned it.
