device
Let an agent explain device as a general concept and its regulatory senses, distinguish devices from tools, instruments, appliances and machines, relay regulatory frameworks for classes such as medical and electronic devices, and route to entries for specific kinds.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Concept What a device is.
Definition
Definition and senses.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a device, and how do general and regulatory senses differ? definition
- Is the object a device, a tool, a machine, an instrument or an appliance? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What kinds of device exist across mechanical, electronic and medical fields? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Regulate Regulation.
Medical
Medical devices.
Medical
Medical.
- How are medical devices defined, classified and regulated? provenance
- Which entry fits medical device? action
Electronic
Electronic devices.
Electronic
Electronic.
- What safety, compatibility and waste rules apply to electronic devices? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Design Design and lifecycle.
Design
Design.
Design
Design.
- How are devices designed, tested and certified, in general terms? provenance
- Is the question about a specific product, which needs its documentation? boundary
Lifecycle
Lifecycle and disposal.
Lifecycle
Lifecycle.
- How are devices maintained, repaired and disposed of, including right to repair and e-waste rules? provenance
- Which entry fits electronic waste? action
Context Language and history.
Language
Usage.
Language
Language.
- How is device used in engineering, law and everyday speech, including figurative senses? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History
History.
History
History.
- How has the range of devices expanded from simple mechanisms to smart devices? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of technology? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
What it is Filled
A physical object made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of equipment or mechanism, from simple tools and fittings to electronic and medical devices; the term is used broadly in engineering, law and everyday speech, and more narrowly in regulation for classes such as medical devices and electronic devices, and it overlaps with tool, instrument, appliance and machine.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain device as a general concept and its regulatory senses, distinguish devices from tools, instruments, appliances and machines, relay regulatory frameworks for classes such as medical and electronic devices, and route to entries for specific kinds.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Purpose-made
- Very broad category
- Regulatory classes
- Overlap with tool and machine
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Operate or change devices it is not authorized to use.
- Misclassify a device to avoid regulation, such as calling a medical device a gadget.
- Disable safety features on any device.
- Hide device failures or safety incidents.
Only with a human decision
- Using devices that act on people's bodies or safety.
May
- Describe a device by its purpose, kind and regulatory class where one applies.
- Monitor and operate devices the agent is authorized to use.
- Report faults and recalls to the device's owner.
Moral aspects Filled
- Device failures cause injuries; honest classification protects users.
- Devices can collect data on people without their knowledge.
Who is affected
- Users
- Bystanders
- Patients using medical devices
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner or operator of the device; makers answer for their design.
Master systems
- Medical device registers
- Product recall databases
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1485500 - registry parent class
- Q16686448 - registry parent class
- Q223557 - registry parent class
related
- artificial object - in registry terms
- tangible good - in registry terms
- tool - an overlapping category
- machine - an overlapping category
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.device
- Wikidata: Q1183543 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1183543)
Direct properties required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Recognition required Filled
- Purpose-made physical object or mechanism
- General and regulatory senses
- Tools are hand-operated; machines transform energy; instruments measure; software devices are figurative
- Varies; any purpose-made object from a hinge to a smartphone.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the concept and its senses
- distinguish from related concepts
- relay regulatory frameworks by class
- route to specific kinds
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Vagueness of the general term
- Regulatory misclassification
- Device failure and safety incidents
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Medical device regulations such as the EU MDR and FDA rules
- Electronic device safety and electromagnetic compatibility rules
- Product safety and liability law
- Patent law definitions
Context of use required Filled
- Serving a particular purpose as an artefact.
- mechanical devices and fittings
- electronic and computing devices
- medical devices
- safety and protective devices
- measuring devices and instruments
- devices as a legal category in patents and product safety
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1183543: device - identity and sense of the item
Open questions
- Should medical device and electronic device be the primary linked entries?
- How should regulatory frameworks be linked?
- How should the boundary with tool and machine be recorded?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1183543/spec.json