# Astra **Entity class:** AI-system concept **Domain:** Artificial intelligence / Multimodal agents **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Astra is discussed in the Moonshots research source as a multimodal agent architecture able to perceive an environment, maintain context, and assist through natural interaction. ## Mechanism and significance Its relevance to physical intelligence is the transition from answering prompts about the world to continuously interpreting and acting within it; product-specific claims require verification against the responsible developer. ## Relationships - **Research dossier:** [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] - **Ontology route:** [[ASI and RSI Timeline Ontology#Physical Intelligence and Scientific Infrastructure|Physical Intelligence and Scientific Infrastructure]] - **Primary fields:** [[Physical AI]] · [[AI Infrastructure]] · [[AI Superpower]] - **Adjacent concepts:** [[Hardware Control Protocol]] · [[Model Context Protocol for Physical Machinery]] · [[Robotic Armature]] · [[Physical Machine Autonomy]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] — immediate source for this node's role in the broadcast research map. ## Evidence boundary The research dossier establishes why this entity or concept belongs in the Moonshots ontology. Time-sensitive organizational, product, policy, and performance claims should be checked against the linked primary source or a current authoritative source before reuse as settled fact.