Secure Robotics: A Definition and a Brief Review from a Cybersecurity Control and Implementation Methodology Perspective

Secure robotics is a multi-disciplinary endeavour for improving the cybersecurity posture of robotic and embodied Artificial Intelligence systems. The article surveys emerging concepts and ideas encapsulating the notion of secure robotics and identifies five Secure Robotics Cybersecurity Control Implementation Layers as a crucial starting point for consideration by practitioners. It also recognises the need for further studies on the relationship between Human-robot trust and the implementation of established and novel cybersecurity controls.