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Discussion sparked on how to coordinate task conflicts among home robots
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A Reddit r/robotics post discussed how to coordinate when two home robots have conflicting tasks: for example, when one is cleaning the kitchen and another wants to enter to cook, someone or some system needs to decide the priority. The author leans toward having a disembodied local home "brain" manage each device according to the owner's settings, and hopes it supports different brands, allows cameras and alarm systems, etc. to remain independent, and permits remote access. The post ends with an open question: is it more feasible to let robots negotiate with each other, or to use centralized coordination?
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- What Should You Do When Two Home Robots Disagree?
How two robots coordinate when household tasks conflict: one is cleaning the kitchen while the other needs to go in to cook, and someone or some system must decide the priority. The author prefers a disembodied local home "brain" that manages each device according to the owner's settings, and hopes it supports different brands and allows cameras and alarm systems to remain independent and remotely accessible. The article ends with an open question: is it more feasible to let robots negotiate with each other, or to coordinate them centrally?
Reddit r/robotics ·