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vr.tr.physical-tool · thing-q39546

Let an agent handle physical tools by type, correct use, safety, maintenance and standards.

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

Choice Which tool.

Task

Right tool.

Task

Tool choice.

  1. Which tool suits this task and material? action
  2. What size or specification is needed? measurement

Quality

Standards.

Quality

Quality.

  1. Does the tool meet relevant safety standards? provenance
  2. Has it been recalled? provenance
Safety Safe use.

PPE

Protection.

PPE

Protective equipment.

  1. Which protective equipment should be worn, such as eye protection? provenance
  2. Is the work area safe? boundary

Injury

First aid.

Injury

Injury.

  1. Is there a serious injury such as heavy bleeding? boundary
  2. Which emergency number should be called? action
Maintenance Care.

Care

Sharpening and cleaning.

Care

Tool care.

  1. How should the tool be cleaned, sharpened or serviced? action
  2. How often? measurement

Storage

Children.

Storage

Safe storage.

  1. How should tools be stored away from children? action
  2. Are batteries stored safely? boundary
Learning Skills.

Training

Courses.

Training

Training.

  1. Where can someone learn to use this tool safely? provenance
  2. Is certification required at work? provenance

Senses

Disambiguation.

Senses

Other senses.

  1. Is a software or analytical tool meant? boundary
  2. Which entry fits? 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 used to extend human ability to perform a task, such as hand tools (hammers, saws, screwdrivers), power tools, measuring tools and specialist instruments.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle physical tools by type, correct use, safety, maintenance and standards.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Extends human capability
  • Task-specific
  • Requires correct use
  • Can cause injury

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Remove or bypass guards and safety interlocks on tools.
  • Use or hand over a damaged power tool or one with exposed wiring.
  • Operate a tool when people are within its danger zone.
  • Help adapt a tool into a weapon or use it to hurt people.

Only with a human decision

  • Returning a tool to service after it failed an inspection.
  • Lending or giving tools to children or untrained people.

May

  • Identify a tool and point users to its maker's instructions and safety guidance.
  • Check and report damage, wear or missing guards on tools it inspects.
  • Operate tools it is designed and authorized to use, with guards in place.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Tools cause cuts, crush injuries and shocks, often to people nearby rather than the user.
  • Workers have a right to safe equipment and training.

Who is affected

  • Users and workers
  • Bystanders
  • Children

Owners Filled

Steward

The person who owns or uses it; the employer answers for tools provided at work.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q10273457 - registry parent class
  • Q123691918 - registry parent class
  • Q1485500 - registry parent class
  • Q8205328 - registry parent class

related

  • equipment - category
  • craft and construction - context
  • machinery and product safety law - law
  • software tool - another sense

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.physical-tool
  • Wikidata: Q39546 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39546)

Direct properties required Filled

  • Mass: kg - Measure with a suitable scale in the configuration used for the task.
  • Overall length: mm - Measure between the most distant ends with movable components in a documented position.
  • Maximum width: mm - Measure across the widest part of the tool in its documented working or storage configuration.

Recognition required Filled

  • Hand tools and power tools
  • Safety markings and ratings
  • Software tools are a different sense
  • Handheld or powered objects with handles, blades, heads or bits.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • choose the right tool for a task
  • use tools safely with proper protection
  • maintain and store tools
  • check tool safety standards and recalls

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Cuts and crush injuries
  • Electric shock from damaged power tools
  • Kickback and flying debris

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EU Machinery Regulation for power tools
  • Product safety law and recalls
  • PPE regulations

Context of use required Filled

  • Making, repairing, measuring and working materials.
  • hand tools
  • power tools
  • measuring tools
  • cutting tools
  • garden tools

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q39546: physical tool - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Tool - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should tool types be separate entries?
  • How should safety standards be linked?
  • How should the software sense be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q39546/spec.json