robot
Let an agent handle robots by type, capability, safety standards, regulation and ethics, presenting capabilities accurately.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle robots by type, capability, safety standards, regulation and ethics, presenting capabilities accurately.
A machine capable of carrying out a series of actions automatically, often programmable and sensing its environment, such as industrial robot arms, service robots, autonomous vehicles and drones, and humanoid robots; robot jockeys and other niche forms exist.
What it is for: Automation of physical tasks.
It can be identify robot types and uses; check safety standards for robots; understand regulation of autonomous systems; discuss ethical and employment debates with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Automated physical action
Senses and acts
Programmable
Subject to safety standards
What it looks like
Arms, wheeled or legged machines, humanoids and autonomous vehicles.
How it is recognised
Actuators, sensors and controllers
Industrial cells with guarding
Software bots are a different sense
Related models
is a kind of - category
uses - components
is programmed by - control
is regulated by - law
In practice
Families and kinds
industrial robots
collaborative robots
service and domestic robots
mobile and autonomous robots
humanoid robots
Standards and regulation
ISO 10218 industrial robot safety
EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230
EU AI Act
Failure modes and hazards
Injuries from moving parts
Overstated capabilities
Privacy risks from sensors
Also called
+100
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Type Which robot.
Types differ.
Kind
Category.
Kind
Robot type.
- What type of robot is it and what does it do? definition
- Who makes it? provenance
Capability
What it can do.
Capability
Capability.
- What can it actually do, according to independent sources? provenance
- Are capabilities overstated? boundary
Safety Standards.
Robots can injure.
Standards
Compliance.
Standards
Safety standards.
- Which safety standards apply, and is it certified? provenance
- Is guarding or speed limiting used? definition
Incident
Reporting.
Incident
Incidents.
- What should be done after a robot-related injury? action
- Who must be notified? provenance
Regulation Law.
Law is evolving.
Law
Rules.
Law
Regulation.
- Which rules apply to this robot, such as machinery or AI regulation? provenance
- Who is liable if it causes harm? provenance
Privacy
Sensors.
Privacy
Privacy.
- Does the robot collect personal data through cameras or microphones? boundary
- How is it protected? provenance
Society Impacts.
Debates exist.
Work
Employment.
Work
Work impacts.
- What does research say about robots and jobs? provenance
- Are views attributed? boundary
Senses
Disambiguation.
Senses
Other senses.
- Is a software bot or a fictional robot meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should robot types be separate entries?
- How should safety standards be linked?
- How should software bots be split off?