2008 年 26 巻 7 号 p. 785-793
RSi (Robot Service Initiative) is a group to develop and promote various services of service robots that use the communication network at the home and the office. RSi developed “RSi Protocol” as a communication protocol specification for the robot service that uses the network. RSi is also intent to promote the RSi platform provided by the RSi Protocol as the common platform for the robot services. This paper describes how RSi protocol resolved the requirements of the common platform for the robot services, and how RSi platform is appropriate as the common platform for the robot services.