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vr.tr.bottle · thing-q80228

Let an agent handle bottles by type, material, closure, safety and recycling, and separate the container from bottle quantities.

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 bottle.

Kind

Beverage, baby, carboy.

Kind

Bottle type.

  1. What kind of bottle is it? definition
  2. What volume? measurement

Material

Glass, PET, metal.

Material

Material.

  1. What is it made of? definition
  2. Is it approved for food contact? boundary
Safety Use risks.

Baby bottles

Hygiene and materials.

Baby bottles

Baby bottle safety.

  1. How should baby bottles be cleaned and sterilised? action
  2. Are materials safe? boundary

Hot-water bottles

Scald risk.

Hot-water

Hot-water bottle safety.

  1. How old is it, and should it be replaced? boundary
  2. How should it be filled safely? action
Closure Caps and seals.

Closure type

Caps, corks.

Closure

Closure.

  1. What closure does it use? definition
  2. Is it tamper-evident? boundary

Tethered caps

Rules.

Tethered caps

Cap rules.

  1. Must the cap be tethered here? boundary
  2. Since when? provenance
End of life Return and recycle.

Deposit

Return schemes.

Deposit

Deposit schemes.

  1. Is there a deposit on this bottle? boundary
  2. Where can it be returned? action

Recycling

Recycling routes.

Recycling

Recycling.

  1. How should it be recycled? action
  2. Should the cap stay on? 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
hot water bottle, baby bottle, carboy, New Year's flask, snuff bottle, Tettina, Haberman Feeder, medicine bottle, bidon, spray bottle, squeeze bottle, glass bottle

What it is Filled

A container with a narrow neck, used to hold and pour liquids, made of glass, plastic or metal, including baby bottles, carboys and hot-water bottles.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle bottles by type, material, closure, safety and recycling, and separate the container from bottle quantities.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Narrow-necked container
  • Materials affect safety and recycling
  • Deposit return schemes in many places
  • Bottle as a quantity is a different entry

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Fill a bottle with a substance its label does not state.
  • Store chemicals in drinking bottles.
  • Reuse baby bottles without proper cleaning.
  • Leave glass bottles where they can break and injure people.

Only with a human decision

  • Filling bottles with hazardous substances.

May

  • Fill, cap, label and store bottles for their owner.
  • Sort bottles for return or recycling.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Mislabelled bottles cause poisonings, often of children.
  • Plastic bottles pollute the oceans.

Who is affected

  • Children
  • Users
  • Marine life

Owners Filled

Steward

The person who owns the bottle; producers bear duties under packaging and deposit schemes.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q113519195 - registry parent class
  • Q96952903 - registry parent class
  • Q987767 - registry parent class

related

  • container - vessel
  • soft drink and other liquids - contents
  • bottle quantity - amount
  • deposit return scheme - end of life

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.bottle
  • Wikidata: Q80228 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80228)

Direct properties required Filled

  • common volumes: 0.2-2 L - carboys larger
  • PET bottle mass: 10-40 g

Recognition required Filled

  • Narrow neck and closure
  • Resin codes and deposit marks
  • Baby bottles with teats
  • A vessel with a body, shoulder, neck and closure; glass, PET or metal.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • fill, seal and pour
  • reuse and refill
  • recycle or return for deposit
  • choose safe bottles for babies and food

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Glass breakage
  • Scalds from hot-water bottles
  • Chemicals migrating from unsuitable plastics
  • Litter

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (tethered caps)
  • Food contact materials rules
  • Deposit return scheme law
  • BS 1970 hot water bottles

Context of use required Filled

  • Storing, transporting and serving liquids.
  • beverage bottles
  • baby bottles
  • carboys
  • hot-water bottles
  • decorative and snuff bottles

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q80228: bottle - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Bottle - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should bottle types be separate entries?
  • How should deposit schemes be linked?
  • How should the quantity 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-q80228/spec.json