RoboCAM: Robot-based video surveillance application

Abstract

The use of automated surveillance systems has become essential in different application fields, from the domestic to the military. Current surveillance systems used in controlled environments can be easily complemented through the use of robots to improve their functionality. This paper describes RoboCAM, a secure video surveillance application for Android devices based on robots. The proposal uses a smartphone placed on a Lego Mindstorms EV3 robot and connected via Bluetooth to it. The smartphone runs in background a motion detection application with its camera. If motion is detected, it begins to capture images that are sent to a streaming server, in order to see them live from a web application. Remotely via the web application and the smartphone connected via Bluetooth it is possible to move the robot in order to find out more information about what is happening in the monitored location.