Abstract
Robotics is becoming more ubiquitous, and this technology has existed for almost a century and also keeps continuously evolving with better capabilities and advancements in an environment which includes both hardware and software. Nowadays, Robotics come in different shapes with different capabilities. These days, a robot can be small, and simple and still have increased performance and productivity. Additionally, this technology has become an essential component of daily life, and robotics automation usage cases have expanded from household utilities to medical, or space projects, defense, and education. Robotic functionalities are similar to computer systems running by a program that is defined to repeat tasks or operations. Moreover, they experience security problems that are comparable to those that computer systems have had for years. Hence, when robots are compromised, it immediately affects two different areas.: I. Physical elements may raise concern in three key aspects; integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the robot system’s operations and functions. It can also lead to attacks or hacks. I. Virtual security vulnerabilities can be found in provider platforms, misconfigurations, built-in weaknesses in robot systems, and risks in data communications channels. For instance, the WIFI connection may be designed with a poor encryption system. Therefore, both physical and virtual problems in robotics systems are part of cybersecurity in Robotics which is rapidly growing. In this case, the paper focuses on cybersecurity in Robotics and identifies security gaps, vulnerabilities, and risks.