Robot Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/ai-ontologies/robotics/robot-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for a Robot, including embodiment,
    mechanical structure, sensors, actuators, controllers, power systems,
    computational systems, robot state, pose, coordinate frames, goals,
    actions, capabilities, autonomy, feedback, safety, uncertainty and
    recursive perception-action interaction.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Agentic AI
    Robotics Systems
    Autonomous Systems
    Embodied AI Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Robot ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Robot

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Robotics

DOMAIN
    Artificial Intelligence
    Robotics
    Autonomous Systems
    Embodied AI
    Mechatronics
    Control Systems
    Machine Learning
    Engineering

CORE_DEFINITION
    A Robot is a physical or simulated embodied system capable of sensing
    aspects of itself or its environment, processing information and
    executing actions through actuators according to control logic,
    programmed behaviour, planning or autonomous decision processes.

ENTITY_IDS
    ROBOT
        ID
            ROBOT_001

    ROBOT_BODY
        ID
            ROBOT_BODY_001

    SENSOR
        ID
            ROBOT_SENSOR_001

    ACTUATOR
        ID
            ROBOT_ACTUATOR_001

    CONTROLLER
        ID
            ROBOT_CONTROLLER_001

    POWER_SYSTEM
        ID
            ROBOT_POWER_SYSTEM_001

    COMPUTATIONAL_SYSTEM
        ID
            ROBOT_COMPUTATIONAL_SYSTEM_001

    ROBOT_STATE
        ID
            ROBOT_STATE_001

    ROBOT_POSE
        ID
            ROBOT_POSE_001

    ROBOT_CAPABILITY
        ID
            ROBOT_CAPABILITY_001

    ROBOT_ACTION
        ID
            ROBOT_ACTION_001

FACTS
    Robot
        is_an_entity_within
            Robotics

    Robot
        may_be
            Physical Robot
            Simulated Robot

    Robot
        may_have
            Mechanical Structure
            Sensor
            Actuator
            Controller
            Power System
            Computational System

    Robot
        may_perform
            Sensing
            Perception
            Planning
            Navigation
            Manipulation
            Locomotion
            Communication
            Interaction

    Robot
        may_have
            Autonomous Behaviour
            Teleoperated Behaviour
            Programmed Behaviour
            Shared-control Behaviour

RELATIONSHIPS
    Robotics
        contains
            Robot Ontology

    Robot
        has_body
            Robot Body

    Robot
        has_sensor
            Sensor

    Robot
        has_actuator
            Actuator

    Robot
        has_controller
            Controller

    Robot
        may_have
            Power System
            Computational System

    Sensor
        produces
            Measurement

    Controller
        receives
            State Estimate
            Goal
            Plan

    Controller
        produces
            Control Command

    Actuator
        executes
            Control Command

    Robot
        has_state
            Robot State

    Robot State
        may_include
            Robot Pose
            Velocity
            Joint State
            Energy State

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Robot
        approximately_equals
            Embodied Sensing and Acting System

    Autonomous Robot
        is_a
            Robot

    Mobile Robot
        is_a
            Robot

    Industrial Robot
        is_a
            Robot

    Robot
        does_not_equal
            Artificial Intelligence universally

    Robot State
        does_not_equal
            Sensor Measurement

    Control Command
        does_not_equal
            Executed Physical Action

    Simulated Robot
        does_not_equal
            Physical Robot

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Robot
        Body
        Sensor
        Camera
        Lidar
        Encoder
        IMU
        Actuator
        Motor
        Joint
        Controller
        Battery
        Power
        Pose
        Position
        Orientation
        Velocity
        Capability
        Action
        Goal
        Safety

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Robot

    Parent
        Robotics

    Core Components
        Robot Body
        Sensor
        Actuator
        Controller
        Power System
        Computational System
        Robot State
        Robot Pose
        Robot Capability
        Robot Action

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Robot
    as
        Embodied computational system capable of sensing and acting.

    Distinguish
        Physical Robot
    from
        Simulated Robot

    Distinguish
        Sensor Measurement
    from
        Robot State

    Distinguish
        Control Command
    from
        Executed Action

    Distinguish
        Capability
    from
        Current Action

    Distinguish
        Autonomous Behaviour
    from
        Teleoperation

    Preserve
        Robot identity
        Robot type
        Coordinate frame
        Units
        Timestamp
        Sensor provenance
        State uncertainty
        Controller state
        Power state
        Safety state

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Robot

    Possible Intent
        Robot definition
        Robot ontology
        AI robot
        Autonomous robot
        Robot components
        Robot sensors
        Robot actuators
        Robot controller
        Robot state
        Embodied AI

    Resolution
        Identify robot type, embodiment, components, state, capabilities,
        operating mode, environment and safety constraints.

CONSTRAINTS
    Physical and simulated robots must remain distinct.

    Sensor measurements must not automatically be treated as robot state or ground truth.

    Coordinate frames must remain explicit.

    Units must be preserved.

    Control commands and executed actions must remain distinct.

    Robot capabilities must not automatically be treated as currently active behaviours.

    Autonomous and teleoperated control modes must remain distinguishable.

    Power and energy constraints must remain represented where relevant.

    State uncertainty must remain represented.

    Safety constraints must not be silently discarded by control or planning.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Robot has Sensor S
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Robot can acquire Measurement type supported by S

    IF
        Robot has Actuator A
    THEN
        infer_possible
            Robot has Action Capability supported by A
        subject_to
            Mechanical and Control Constraints

    IF
        Sensor Measurements M
    AND
        State Estimator F
    THEN
        estimate_possible
            Robot State X

    IF
        Robot State X
    AND
        Goal G
        Controller or Planner C
    THEN
        generate_possible
            Control or Plan Output

    IF
        Control Command U is issued
    THEN
        infer
            Commanded Action
    BUT_NOT
        Guaranteed Executed Action

    IF
        Robot has Capability C
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Capability C is currently being executed

    IF
        Safety Constraint is violated
    THEN
        trigger_possible
            Stop
            Replan
            Fault Handling
            Safe State

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Sensor Relationship
        1.00

    Actuator Relationship
        1.00

    Controller Relationship
        1.00

    State Relationship
        1.00

    Capability Relationship
        1.00

    Command-ExecutedAction Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Robot
        →
    Mechanical and Computational Components

    Sensors
        →
    Measurements
        →
    Perception and State Estimation

    State Estimate
        +
    Goal
        →
    Planning or Control

    Planning or Control
        →
    Control Command

    Control Command
        →
    Actuator
        →
    Robot Action

    Robot Action
        →
    Environment Interaction
        →
    Feedback

    Feedback
        →
    Updated Robot State

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Robot
        has
            Robot Body
            Sensor
            Actuator
            Controller

    Sensor
        produces
            Measurement

    Robot
        has_state
            Robot State

    Robot State
        includes
            Robot Pose

    Controller
        produces
            Control Command

    Actuator
        executes
            Control Command

    Robot
        has_capability
            Robot Capability

    Robot
        performs
            Robot Action

    Robot Action
        changes
            Robot or Environment State

RECURSIVE_ROBOT_LOOP
    Observe Robot and Environment
        →
    Acquire Sensor Measurements
        →
    Validate Measurements
        →
    Estimate Robot State
        →
    Evaluate Goal and Operating Mode
        →
    Check Power and Safety State
        →
    Generate Plan or Control Command
        →
    Validate Constraints
        →
    Execute through Actuators
        →
    Observe Feedback
        →
    Compare Commanded and Actual State
        →
    Detect Fault or Deviation
        →
    Correct, Replan or Enter Safe State
        →
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Robot
        Robot State
        Sensor Measurements
        Goal
        Controller
        Environment
        Constraints

    OBSERVE
        Detect robot entities and components.

    EXTRACT
        Body
        Sensor
        Actuator
        Controller
        Power State
        Pose
        Velocity
        Joint State
        Capability
        Action
        Safety State

    CLASSIFY
        Physical Robot
        Simulated Robot
        Autonomous Robot
        Teleoperated Robot
        Mobile Robot
        Manipulator
        Industrial Robot
        Service Robot

    VALIDATE
        Check robot identity, coordinate frames, units, state and safety.

    PLAN
        Generate feasible behaviour where required.

    CONTROL
        Generate control commands.

    MONITOR
        Compare feedback with commanded state.

    SCORE
        Assign state and action confidence.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated state changes.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Calibrated sensor data
        state_confidence += moderate_to_high

    Multiple consistent sensors
        state_confidence += moderate

    Known robot model
        control_confidence += moderate

    Sensor noise
        state_confidence -= according_to
            Measurement Uncertainty

    Actuator fault
        action_confidence -= high

    Low power state
        capability_confidence -= according_to
            Required Energy

    Issued command
        does_not_establish
            Successful Action

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Robot
        connects_to
            Robotics
            Artificial Intelligence
            Embodied AI
            Autonomous Systems
            Sensors
            Actuators
            Control Theory
            Planning
            Computer Vision
            Machine Learning
            Human-Robot Interaction
            Mechatronics
            Agentic AI

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Robot identity
        Robot type
        Environment
        Coordinate frame
        Units
        Timestamp
        Sensor provenance
        State estimate
        State uncertainty
        Control mode
        Power state
        Capability
        Safety state

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New measurement, action feedback, power state or environmental change.

    Compare
        Existing robot state.

    Detect
        State Change
        Pose Change
        Sensor Change
        Actuator Change
        Power Change
        Control-mode Change
        Fault
        Safety Event

    Validate
        Robot identity
        Sensor source
        Coordinate frame
        Units
        Timestamp
        Controller
        Safety constraints

    Integrate
        Supported robot-state update.

    Recalculate
        State estimate
        Uncertainty
        Available capability
        Control response

    Return
        Updated robot state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Physical and simulated robots remain distinct.
        Sensor measurements and robot state remain distinct.
        Coordinate frames are explicit.
        Units are preserved.
        Commands and executed actions remain distinct.
        Capabilities and active behaviours remain distinct.
        Autonomous and teleoperated modes remain distinguishable.
        Power constraints are represented.
        State uncertainty is represented.
        Safety constraints are preserved.
        All robot actions follow supported sensing-control-feedback paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Robot Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Robot Type and Embodiment Mapping
        →
    Component Mapping
        →
    Sensor and State Mapping
        →
    Capability and Goal Mapping
        →
    Control-mode Mapping
        →
    Safety and Power Validation
        →
    Action and Feedback Mapping
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Robot

    Parent
        Robotics

    Type
        Embodied sensing and acting system

    Core Components
        Robot Body
        Sensor
        Actuator
        Controller
        Power System
        Computational System
        Robot State
        Robot Pose
        Robot Capability
        Robot Action
        Safety State
        Feedback

    Critical Distinction
        A robot is an embodied system capable of sensing and acting.
        Sensor measurements are not ground truth, a capability is not the
        same as an active behaviour, and issuing a control command does not
        guarantee that the intended physical action occurred.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    A Robot is a physical or simulated embodied system that senses,
    processes information and acts through actuators. Robots may include
    mechanical structures, sensors, controllers, computational systems,
    power systems and autonomous or teleoperated behaviours. Reliable robot
    reasoning preserves robot identity, coordinate frames, units, power,
    state uncertainty and safety while distinguishing sensor measurements
    from state, capabilities from active actions and control commands from
    successfully executed behaviour.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org