Generic web-based teleoperations architecture: details and experience

Teleoperation of remote devices on the World Wide Web is becoming more common and feasible. Prices on devices ranging from digital cameras to LEGO RCXs(tm) have dropped, making them available to a much wider audience. Increasing availability of remotely operable devices removes one barrier to ubiquitous telepresence, but leaves others intact. One of the remaining barriers is the need for a user to develop and deploy an end-to-end solution for device manipulation. The goal of our research is to reduce this barrier by making a flexible end-to-end solution accessible to a wide audience of potential Web device developers.