Trusted lightweight communication in cloud robotics

1 . A device for trusted lightweight communication in cloud robotics, the device comprising:

a memory including instructions; and

processing circuitry that, when in operation, is configured by the instructions to:

receive a first report from a first device after the first device runs a first algorithm from a distributed ledger and a second report from a second device after the second device runs the first algorithm with an edge controller;

determine consensus between the first device and the second device based on agreement between the first report and the second report; and

add an entry to the distributed ledger, the entry indicative of consensus between the first device and the second device.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions configured the processing circuitry to:

receive a request to join a network from a third device, wherein the network comprises the first device and the second device; and

transmit a transaction notifying the third device of the first algorithm from the distributed ledger to the third device upon the third device connecting to the network.

3 . The device of claim 2 , wherein the instructions configured the processing circuitry to:

transmit instructions to the third device to run the first algorithm;

receive a third report from the third device after the third device runs the first algorithm;

determine consensus between the first device, the second device, and the third device on agreement between the first report, the second report, and the third report; and

add a second entry to the distributed ledger, the second entry indicative of consensus between the first device, the second device, and the third device.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions configured the processing circuitry to receive a third entry for the distributed ledger from a cloud server, wherein the third entry is a smart contract including a second algorithm.

5 . The device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions configured the processing circuitry to transmit a transaction to the first device and the second device to run the second algorithm.

6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions configured the processing circuitry to:

receive a fourth report from the first device after the first device runs the second algorithm and a fifth report from the second device after the second device runs the second algorithm;

determine consensus between the first device and the second device on agreement between the fourth report and the fifth report; and

add a fourth entry to the distributed ledger, the fourth entry indicative of consensus between the first device and the second device.

7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first device and the second device are autonomous vehicles, and wherein the first algorithm is a path planning algorithm to determine a best route between a first location and a second location.

8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the first device and the second device are manufacturing robots, and wherein the first algorithm is a sequence planning algorithm to determine a sequence to complete a task.

9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the first device and the second device avoid collision by running the sequence planning algorithm after a consensus.

10 . At least one non-transient machine readable medium including instructions for lightweight trustworthy communication in cloud robotics, the instructions, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform the following operations comprising:

receiving, with an edge controller, a first report from a first device after the first device runs a first algorithm stored on a distributed ledger and a second report from a second device after the second device runs the first algorithm;

determining consensus between the first device and the second device based on agreement between the first report and the second report; and

adding an entry to the distributed ledger, the entry indicative of consensus between the first device and the second device.

11 . The at least one non-transient machine readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the operations comprise:

receiving a request to join a network from a third device, wherein the network comprises the first device and the second device; and

transmitting a transaction notifying the third device of the first algorithm from the distributed ledger to the third device upon the third device connecting to the network.

12 . The at least one non-transient machine readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the operations comprise:

transmitting instructions to the third device to run the first algorithm;

receiving a third report from the third device after the third device runs the first algorithm;

determining consensus between the first device, the second device, and the third device on agreement between the first report, the second report, and the third report; and

adding a second entry to the distributed ledger, the second entry indicative of consensus between the first device, the second device, and the third device.

13 . The at least one non-transient machine readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the operations comprise receiving a third entry for the distributed ledger from a cloud server, wherein the third entry is a smart contract including a second algorithm.

14 . The at least one non-transient machine readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the operations comprise transmitting a transaction to the first device and the second device to run the second algorithm.

15 . The at least one non-transient machine readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the operations comprise:

receiving a fourth report from the first device after the first device runs the second algorithm and a fifth report from the second device after the second device runs the second algorithm;

determining consensus between the first device and the second device on agreement between the fourth report and the fifth report; and

adding a fourth entry to the distributed ledger, the fourth entry indicative of consensus between the first device and the second device.

16 . The at least one non-transient machine readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the first device and the second device are autonomous vehicles, and wherein the first algorithm is a path planning algorithm to determine a best route between a first location and a second location.

17 . The at least one non-transient machine readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the first device and the second device are manufacturing robots, and wherein the first algorithm is a sequence planning algorithm to determine a sequence to complete a task.

18 . The at least one non-transient machine readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the first device and the second device avoid collision by running the sequence planning algorithm after consensus.

19 . A system for trusted lightweight communication in cloud robotics, the system comprising:

means for receiving, with an edge controller, a first report from a first device after the first device runs a first algorithm and a second report from a second device after the second device runs the first algorithm, the first algorithm is stored on a distributed ledger;

means for determining consensus between the first device and the second device based on agreement between the first report and the second report; and

means for adding an entry to the distributed ledger, the entry indicative of consensus between the first device and the second device.

20 . The system of claim 19 , further comprising:

means for receiving a request to join a network from a third device, wherein the first device and the second device are part of the network; and

means for transmitting a transaction notifying the third device of the first algorithm stored on the distributed ledger to the third device upon the third device connecting to the network.

21 . The system of claim 20 , further comprising:

means for transmitting instructions to the third device to run the first algorithm;

means for receiving a third report from the third device after the third device runs the first algorithm;

means for determining consensus between the first device, the second device, and the third device on agreement between the first report, the second report, and the third report; and

means for adding a second entry to the distributed ledger, the second entry indicative of consensus between the first device, the second device, and the third device.