Mining Energy-Related Practices in Robotics Software

@article{Albonico2021MiningEP,
  title={Mining Energy-Related Practices in Robotics Software},
  author={Michel Albonico and Ivano Malavolta and Gustavo Henrique Lima Pinto and Emitza Guzman and Katerina Chinnappan and Patricia Lago},
  journal={2021 IEEE/ACM 18th International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR)},
  year={2021},
  pages={483-494}
}
Robots are becoming more and more commonplace in many industry settings. This successful adoption can be partly attributed to (1) their increasingly affordable cost and (2) the possibility of developing intelligent, software-driven robots. Unfortunately, robotics software consumes significant amounts of energy. Moreover, robots are often battery-driven, meaning that even a small energy improvement can help reduce its energy footprint and increase its autonomy and user experience.In this paper… 
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