Internet of Robotic Things in Smart Domains: Applications and Challenges

With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Internet of Things (IoT) and roboticsystems are closely cooperating, reshaping their relations and managing to develop new-generationdevices. Such disruptive technology corresponds to the backbone of the so-called Industry4.0. The integration of robotic agents and IoT leads to the concept of the Internet of RoboticThings, in which innovation in digital systems is drawing new possibilities in both industrial andresearch fields, covering several domains such as manufacturing, agriculture, health, surveillance,and education, to name but a few. In this manuscript, the state-of-the-art of IoRT applications isoutlined, aiming to mark their impact on several research fields, and focusing on the main openchallenges of the integration of robotic technologies into smart spaces. IoRT technologies andapplications are also discussed to underline their influence in everyday life, inducing the need formore research into remote and automated applications.