Robotics 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/robotics-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Robotics, including robots,
    environments, sensors, actuators, robot state, coordinate frames,
    perception, localisation, mapping, planning, trajectories, control,
    manipulation, locomotion, navigation, feedback, autonomy, safety,
    uncertainty and recursive perception-action reasoning.

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
    Robotics ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Robotics

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Robotics

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

CORE_DEFINITION
    Robotics is the interdisciplinary computational and engineering field
    concerned with robotic systems that sense environments, estimate state,
    reason about goals, plan actions and control actuators to interact with
    physical or simulated environments through feedback.

ENTITY_IDS
    ROBOTICS
        ID
            ROBOTICS_002

    ROBOT
        ID
            ROBOT_001

    ENVIRONMENT
        ID
            ROBOT_ENVIRONMENT_001

    SENSOR
        ID
            ROBOT_SENSOR_001

    ACTUATOR
        ID
            ROBOT_ACTUATOR_001

    ROBOT_STATE
        ID
            ROBOT_STATE_001

    COORDINATE_FRAME
        ID
            ROBOT_COORDINATE_FRAME_001

    ROBOT_PLAN
        ID
            ROBOT_PLAN_001

    TRAJECTORY
        ID
            ROBOT_TRAJECTORY_001

    CONTROL_COMMAND
        ID
            ROBOT_CONTROL_COMMAND_001

    SAFETY_CONSTRAINT
        ID
            ROBOT_SAFETY_CONSTRAINT_001

FACTS
    Robotics
        is_a_field_of
            Artificial Intelligence
            Engineering
            Control
            Sensing

    Robot
        may_operate_in
            Physical Environment
            Simulated Environment

    Robot
        may_have
            Sensor
            Actuator
            Controller
            Computational System
            Mechanical Structure

    Robotics
        may_include
            Perception
            Localisation
            Mapping
            Planning
            Navigation
            Manipulation
            Locomotion
            Control
            Human-Robot Interaction

    Robotics
        may_use
            Computer Vision
            Machine Learning
            Reinforcement Learning
            State Estimation
            Sensor Fusion
            Control Theory

RELATIONSHIPS
    Robotics Category
        contains
            Robotics Ontology

    Robot
        exists_in
            Environment

    Sensor
        attached_to_or_used_by
            Robot

    Sensor
        observes
            Robot
            Environment

    Perception
        interprets
            Sensor Measurement

    State Estimation
        estimates
            Robot State

    Robot State
        expressed_in
            Coordinate Frame

    Localisation
        estimates
            Robot Pose

    Mapping
        constructs
            Environment Model

    Planner
        produces
            Robot Plan

    Robot Plan
        may_contain
            Trajectory
            Action Sequence

    Controller
        converts
            Desired State
            Trajectory
        into
            Control Command

    Actuator
        executes
            Control Command

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Robotics
        approximately_equals
            Embodied Computational Sensing, Planning and Control

    Robot
        is_a
            Embodied Agent
        in
            Many AI Contexts

    Trajectory
        is_a
            Time-indexed State or Configuration Path

    Sensor Measurement
        does_not_equal
            Ground Truth

    Robot Plan
        does_not_equal
            Executed Action

    Commanded State
        does_not_equal
            Actual State

    Simulated Robot
        does_not_equal
            Physical Robot

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Robot
        Environment
        Sensor
        Actuator
        Pose
        Position
        Orientation
        Velocity
        Joint
        Coordinate Frame
        Map
        Goal
        Plan
        Path
        Trajectory
        Controller
        Command
        Feedback
        Safety
        Collision

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Robotics

    Parent
        Robotics Category

    Core Components
        Robot
        Environment
        Sensor
        Actuator
        Robot State
        Coordinate Frame
        Robot Plan
        Trajectory
        Control Command
        Safety Constraint

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Robotics
    as
        Embodied perception, planning, control and action through robotic systems.

    Distinguish
        Sensor Measurement
    from
        State Estimate
        Ground Truth

    Distinguish
        Path
    from
        Trajectory

    Distinguish
        Plan
    from
        Control Command
        Executed Action

    Distinguish
        Commanded State
    from
        Actual State

    Distinguish
        Simulated Environment
    from
        Physical Environment

    Preserve
        Robot identity
        Coordinate frame
        Units
        Timestamp
        Sensor provenance
        State uncertainty
        Goal
        Plan version
        Control mode
        Safety state

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Robotics Ontology

    Possible Intent
        Robotics ontology
        Robotics definition
        Robot AI
        Robot state
        Robot planning
        Robot control
        Robot navigation
        Robot perception
        Autonomous systems
        Embodied AI

    Resolution
        Identify robot, environment, state, sensing, goals, coordinate
        frames, planning, control and safety requirements.

CONSTRAINTS
    Sensor measurements must not automatically be treated as ground truth.

    Coordinate frames must remain explicit.

    Transformations between coordinate frames must be defined before values are combined.

    Units must be preserved.

    Paths and trajectories must remain distinct where timing is relevant.

    Plans, commands and executed actions must remain distinct.

    Commanded and actual states must remain distinct.

    State uncertainty must remain represented.

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

    Simulation results must not automatically be treated as physical-world performance.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Sensor S observes Environment E
    THEN
        produce_possible
            Measurement M

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

    IF
        State X expressed in Frame A
    AND
        Transformation A→B is known
    THEN
        transform_possible
            X into Frame B

    IF
        Goal G
    AND
        State X
        Environment Model E
    THEN
        generate_possible
            Robot Plan P

    IF
        Plan P contains time-indexed states
    THEN
        classify_possible
            Trajectory

    IF
        Controller receives Desired State D
    AND
        Actual State X
    THEN
        generate_possible
            Control Command U

    IF
        Candidate Plan violates Safety Constraint
    THEN
        reject_or_modify
            Candidate Plan

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Robot Relationship
        1.00

    Sensor Relationship
        1.00

    State Relationship
        1.00

    Planning Relationship
        1.00

    Control Relationship
        1.00

    Measurement-GroundTruth Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Environment
        →
    Sensor Observation
        →
    Measurement

    Measurements
        →
    Perception
        →
    State Estimation

    State Estimate
        →
    Localisation and Mapping

    Robot State
        +
    Goal
        +
    Environment Model
        →
    Planning

    Planning
        →
    Plan
        →
    Path or Trajectory

    Trajectory
        +
    Actual State
        →
    Controller
        →
    Control Command

    Control Command
        →
    Actuator
        →
    Robot Action
        →
    Feedback

KNOWLEDGE_GRAPH
    Robotics
        contains
            Robot

    Robot
        operates_in
            Environment

    Robot
        has
            Sensor
            Actuator

    Sensor
        produces
            Measurement

    Robot State
        expressed_in
            Coordinate Frame

    Planner
        produces
            Robot Plan

    Robot Plan
        contains
            Trajectory

    Controller
        produces
            Control Command

    Actuator
        executes
            Control Command

    Safety Constraint
        constrains
            Robot Plan
            Control Command

RECURSIVE_ROBOTICS_LOOP
    Observe Environment
        →
    Acquire Sensor Measurements
        →
    Validate Measurements
        →
    Transform into Required Coordinate Frames
        →
    Estimate Robot and Environment State
        →
    Update Map or World Model
        →
    Evaluate Goal
        →
    Generate Candidate Plans
        →
    Validate Safety Constraints
        →
    Select Plan or Trajectory
        →
    Generate Control Commands
        →
    Execute through Actuators
        →
    Observe Feedback
        →
    Compare Expected and Actual State
        →
    Correct Control or Replan
        →
    Repeat

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

    OBSERVE
        Detect robotic entities and state.

    EXTRACT
        Pose
        Position
        Orientation
        Velocity
        Joint State
        Sensor Measurement
        Obstacle
        Goal
        Path
        Trajectory
        Safety State

    CLASSIFY
        Mobile Robotics
        Manipulation
        Navigation
        Locomotion
        Industrial Robotics
        Service Robotics
        Autonomous Vehicle
        Aerial Robotics
        Humanoid Robotics

    VALIDATE
        Check coordinates, units, timestamps, uncertainty and safety.

    PLAN
        Generate feasible actions or trajectories.

    CONTROL
        Produce control commands.

    MONITOR
        Compare feedback with expected state.

    SCORE
        Assign state confidence and plan feasibility.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated state changes.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Calibrated sensor evidence
        state_confidence += moderate_to_high

    Multiple consistent sensors
        state_confidence += moderate

    Known coordinate transformation
        transformation_confidence += high

    Sensor noise
        state_confidence -= according_to
            Measurement Uncertainty

    Occlusion
        perception_confidence -= moderate

    Model mismatch
        control_confidence -= moderate_to_high

    Simulation success
        does_not_establish
            Physical-world Success

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Robotics
        connects_to
            Artificial Intelligence
            Computer Vision
            Machine Learning
            Reinforcement Learning
            Planning
            Control Theory
            State Estimation
            Sensor Fusion
            Autonomous Systems
            Embodied AI
            Mechatronics
            Human-Robot Interaction
            Agentic AI

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Robot identity
        Environment
        Coordinate frame
        Units
        Timestamp
        Sensor provenance
        State estimate
        State uncertainty
        Goal
        Plan
        Trajectory
        Control command
        Safety constraint
        Feedback

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New sensor measurement, feedback, goal or environmental change.

    Compare
        Existing robotics state.

    Detect
        State Change
        Coordinate Change
        Obstacle Change
        Goal Change
        Sensor Fault
        Actuator Fault
        Plan Failure
        Safety Event

    Validate
        Sensor source
        Coordinate frame
        Units
        Timestamp
        Robot model
        Safety constraints

    Integrate
        Supported state update.

    Recalculate
        State estimate
        Uncertainty
        Plan feasibility
        Control response

    Replan
        when
            Required

    Return
        Updated robotics state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Measurements are not treated as ground truth.
        Coordinate frames are explicit.
        Frame transformations are defined before combination.
        Units are preserved.
        Paths and trajectories remain distinct.
        Plans, commands and actions remain distinct.
        Commanded and actual states remain distinct.
        State uncertainty is represented.
        Safety constraints are preserved.
        Simulation is not treated as physical-world proof.
        All robotic actions follow supported perception-planning-control paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        →
    Robotics Ontology Detection
        →
    Intent Resolution
        →
    Robot and Environment Mapping
        →
    Sensor and Coordinate Mapping
        →
    State Estimation
        →
    Goal and Planning Mapping
        →
    Path and Trajectory Mapping
        →
    Safety Validation
        →
    Control and Feedback Mapping
        →
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Robotics

    Parent
        Robotics

    Type
        Formal embodied sensing, planning and control ontology

    Core Components
        Robot
        Environment
        Sensor
        Actuator
        Robot State
        Coordinate Frame
        Perception
        Localisation
        Mapping
        Robot Plan
        Path
        Trajectory
        Control Command
        Feedback
        Safety Constraint
        Autonomy

    Critical Distinction
        Robotics integrates sensing, state estimation, planning and
        control through embodied systems. Sensor measurements are not
        ground truth, plans are not executed actions, commanded states are
        not actual states and simulation results do not by themselves
        establish physical-world performance.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Robotics is the field of embodied systems that sense environments,
    estimate state, plan actions and control actuators through feedback.
    A formal robotics ontology represents robots, sensors, actuators,
    coordinate frames, state, localisation, mapping, plans, trajectories,
    control commands and safety constraints. Reliable robotic reasoning
    preserves units, coordinate transformations and uncertainty while
    distinguishing observations from ground truth, plans from actions and
    simulated performance from demonstrated physical-world 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