Factory Floor to Cloud: Industrial Robotics Engineering: From Mechanical Integration to Cloud-Connected ROS2 Systems

By Thompson Carter

Modern robotics does not stop at the factory floor.

Today's industrial systems connect machines, sensors, data pipelines, and cloud platforms into a single intelligent ecosystem. The challenge is no longer just building robots, but integrating them end to end.

"Factory Floor to Cloud" is a practical, engineering focused guide to designing industrial robotic systems that connect hardware, control systems, and cloud infrastructure using ROS 2 and Python.

This book takes you from mechanical integration all the way to scalable, cloud connected robotics platforms.

Why industrial robotics is evolving

Traditional industrial systems were isolated.
Modern systems are connected, data driven, and adaptive.

Today's robotics platforms must:

integrate mechanical and electronic componentsprocess real time operational dataconnect with cloud servicesscale across facilitiessupport monitoring and analytics

This book shows you how to build systems that meet these demands.

What you will learnfundamentals of industrial robotics systemsmechanical integration and hardware interfacessensors, actuators, and control systemsreal time data processing and control loopsdesigning ROS2 based industrial architecturescommunication between edge and cloud systemscloud integration for monitoring and analyticsdata pipelines and system observabilityreliability, safety, and fault tolerancedeployment and scaling in industrial environments
From machinery to intelligent platforms

Throughout the book, you will learn how to:

connect physical hardware with software systemsdesign modular industrial architecturesintegrate robots with enterprise systemsstream and analyze operational databuild scalable cloud connected robotics platformsmanage systems across multiple environments

Each chapter focuses on real engineering workflows used in industry.

Practical applicationsmanufacturing automation systemssmart factories and Industry 4.0predictive maintenance platformsrobotic assembly linesindustrial IoT systemscloud connected robotics infrastructure

These examples reflect real industrial use cases.

Who this book is forindustrial robotics engineersautomation engineersROS2 developerssoftware engineers working in manufacturingprofessionals building connected robotics systems

If you want to design robotics systems that bridge hardware and cloud infrastructure, this book provides the roadmap.

Connect machines.
Process data.
Scale robotics from factory floor to cloud.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GYZ984TQ
• ISBN13: 9798257896453
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"