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vr.tr.robot · thing-q11012
Let an agent handle robots by type, capability, safety standards, regulation and ethics, presenting capabilities accurately.
Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.OBJ
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Type Which robot.
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.
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
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.
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
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
- Other names and narrower kinds
- robot jockey, Cotton Candy Dan, autonomous vehicle, cargo spacecraft, autonomous watercraft, Goliath tracked mine, HTV-X, Advanced Research and Conventional Technology Utilization Spacecraft, Dragon XL, Shooting Star Transport Vehicle, Foster-Miller TALON, AvantGuard
What it is Filled
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.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle robots by type, capability, safety standards, regulation and ethics, presenting capabilities accurately.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Automated physical action
- Senses and acts
- Programmable
- Subject to safety standards
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Disable or bypass guards, emergency stops or speed and force limits on a robot.
- Run a robot near people in a mode not rated for working alongside them.
- Take control of a robot it is not authorized to operate.
- Use a robot to injure, restrain or intimidate a person.
Only with a human decision
- Restarting a robot after a safety stop or an injury.
- Changing a robot's programme or safety configuration in a shared workplace.
May
- Operate a robot it is authorized to control within the limits set by its operator.
- Report a robot's state, faults and safety-zone breaches to the people responsible for it.
- Stop a robot when a person enters its working area unexpectedly.
Moral aspects Filled
- Robots can crush, strike or trap people, so human safety must override productivity.
- Automation changes work and livelihoods and should not be used to hide who is accountable.
Who is affected
- Workers and people sharing the space
- Users of service robots
- The operator
Owners Filled
Steward
The operator of the robot; the employer answers for workplace safety.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q107307291 - registry parent class
- Q11019 - registry parent class
related
- machine - category
- sensors and actuators - components
- robotics software - control
- machinery and AI regulation - law
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.robot
- Wikidata: Q11012 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11012)
Direct properties required Filled
- Operating mass: kg - Weigh the robot with its installed tools, batteries and other operating equipment.
- Overall dimensions: m - Measure length, width and height in a defined configuration and identify any moving extensions.
- Power consumption: W - Measure input power during a specified task and distinguish average consumption from peak demand.
Recognition required Filled
- Actuators, sensors and controllers
- Industrial cells with guarding
- Software bots are a different sense
- Arms, wheeled or legged machines, humanoids and autonomous vehicles.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify robot types and uses
- check safety standards for robots
- understand regulation of autonomous systems
- discuss ethical and employment debates with attribution
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Injuries from moving parts
- Overstated capabilities
- Privacy risks from sensors
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ISO 10218 industrial robot safety
- EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230
- EU AI Act
Context of use required Filled
- Automation of physical tasks.
- industrial robots
- collaborative robots
- service and domestic robots
- mobile and autonomous robots
- humanoid robots
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q11012: robot - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Robot - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should robot types be separate entries?
- How should safety standards be linked?
- How should software bots be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11012/spec.json