  Modern robotics often involves the use of web technologies as a means to cope
with the complexity of design and operation. Many of these technologies have
been formalized into standards, which are often avoided by those in robotics
and controls because of a sometimes warranted fear that "the web" is too slow,
or too uncertain for meaningful control applications.
  In this work we argue that while web technologies may not be applicable for
all control, they should not be dismissed outright because they can provide
critical help with system integration. Web technologies have also advanced
significantly over the past decade. We present the details of an application of
a web server to perform open and close-loop control (between 3Hz and 1kHz) over
a variety of different network topologies. In our study we also consider the
impact of a web browser to implement the control of the plant. Our results
confirm that meaningful control can be performed using web technologies, and
also highlight design choices that can limit their applicability.
