Vision for secure home robots: Implementation of two-factor authentication

The robotics industry is developing at a fast pace and it seems inevitable that home robots will become affordable, easily accessible and popular. They will be able to perform a will be able to perform a wide range of tasks ranging from household chores, entertainment, home security and surveillance and will become an important part of our lives. The robots like any other a computer system connected to a computer network is vulnerable to hackers. In the paper the authors aim to expose the vulnerabilities and ethical implications of using a popular home robot in order to encourage the research community to put their minds to this pertinent issue. The authors also provide a solution that needs to be developed upon to overcome the security risks.