Sphero Control System Using a Web Browser

This paper proposes a remote control system of Sphero using a web browser. Sphero is a robotics ball that is controlled by using a smartphone. A user can control Sphero using Android or iOS application. However, the user is supposed to be with the Sphero. We provides a remote control system as a web application. The user can control Sphero using a web browser. The Sphero connects to a smartphone and the smartphone connects to the web server. The smartphone is a relay station. The user sends operation commands to the web server using the web browser. The smartphone receives the commands from the web server and forwards it to the Sphero. The smartphone also sends camera images to the web server. The web browser receives the image from the web server and displays it. This means that the user can observe the state of the Sphero and control Sphero at a different place from a place that the Sphero exists. We confirm the behavior of our system and clarify some problems.