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vr.tr.bed · thing-q42177

Let an agent handle beds by type, size, mattress, safety (especially for infants) and care, and separate furniture beds from geological beds.

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 and size Which bed.

Type

Single, bunk, cot.

Type

Bed type.

  1. What type of bed is it? definition
  2. Who is it for? definition

Size

Dimensions.

Size

Size.

  1. What size is it, in which national system? measurement
  2. Does the mattress fit exactly? boundary
Safety Children and fire.

Infant safety

Safe sleep.

Infant safety

Safe sleep guidance.

  1. Does the sleep setup follow official safe sleep guidance for infants? boundary
  2. Does the cot meet EN 716? provenance

Fire

Mattress fire safety.

Fire

Fire safety.

  1. Does the mattress meet fire safety rules? provenance
  2. Is there a label? boundary
Comfort Mattress and support.

Mattress

Type and firmness.

Mattress

Mattress type.

  1. What mattress type and firmness? definition
  2. How old is it? measurement

Care

Cleaning.

Care

Care.

  1. How should it be cleaned? action
  2. What about bed bugs? boundary
Special beds Medical and bunk.

Medical

Hospital beds.

Medical

Medical bed rules.

  1. Is it a medical bed, and who maintains it? provenance
  2. Are bed rails safe? boundary

Bunk beds

Heights and guards.

Bunk

Bunk bed safety.

  1. Are guard rails fitted? boundary
  2. What is the minimum age for the top bunk? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.OBJ
Other names and narrower kinds
dog bed, Dorelan, berth, Heteka, cot, box-bed, Homecare & Hospital Beds, Whipping bed, outdoor bed, bureau beds, Kang bed-stove, funerary bed

What it is Filled

A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting, usually with a frame and a mattress; forms include cots, berths, box-beds and pet beds.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle beds by type, size, mattress, safety (especially for infants) and care, and separate furniture beds from geological beds.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Furniture for sleeping
  • Sizes differ between countries
  • Infant sleep safety has specific guidance
  • Geological bed is a different entry

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Place a baby in a bed with soft bedding, pillows or gaps that risk suffocation.
  • Use bed rails or restraints on a person without clinical authority.
  • Record a person sleeping without consent.
  • Move a bed with a person in it unsafely.

Only with a human decision

  • Using bed alarms or restraints on a person in care.

May

  • Make, change or arrange beds for the person who uses them.
  • Monitor bed alarms for carers on their instructions.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Beds are where people are most vulnerable.
  • Unsafe sleep settings risk infant deaths.

Who is affected

  • Sleepers
  • Infants
  • Patients and care residents

Owners Filled

Steward

The person who sleeps in it or the household that owns it.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q115300686 - registry parent class
  • Q11631761 - registry parent class
  • Q14745 - registry parent class
  • Q45422604 - registry parent class
  • Q4879419 - registry parent class
  • Q8205328 - registry parent class

related

  • furniture - category
  • geological bed - a homonym
  • furniture fire and child safety rules - rules

contains

  • mattress and frame - components

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.bed
  • Wikidata: Q42177 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42177)

Direct properties required Filled

  • single bed: about 90 x 190 cm - sizes vary by country
  • double bed: about 135-160 x 190-200 cm

Recognition required Filled

  • Frame and mattress
  • Size labels: single, double, king
  • Cots and cribs for infants with safety labels
  • A frame with a mattress, pillows and bedding; sizes from cots to king beds.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • sleep and rest
  • choose size and mattress
  • assemble and maintain
  • follow safe sleep guidance for infants

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Infant suffocation risks from unsafe sleep environments
  • Falls from bunk beds
  • Mattress fires
  • Entrapment in bed rails

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EN 716 cots for domestic use
  • EN 747 bunk beds
  • Furniture fire safety regulations for mattresses
  • Safe sleep guidance for infants from health authorities

Context of use required Filled

  • Sleeping and resting.
  • single, double, king beds
  • bunk beds
  • cots and cribs
  • berths and box-beds
  • medical and hospital beds
  • pet beds

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q42177: bed - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Bed - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should bed types be separate entries?
  • How should size systems be converted?
  • How should safe sleep guidance be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q42177/spec.json