# Model Context Protocol for Physical Machinery **Entity class:** Machine-control architecture **Domain:** Artificial intelligence / Robotics **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition A Model Context Protocol for physical machinery would expose robot and equipment capabilities to AI agents through structured, inspectable tool interfaces. ## Mechanism and significance Extending context protocols into the physical world raises the stakes of identity, authorization, simulation, rollback, interlocks, and human override. ## 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:** [[Free-Electron-Laser Lithography]] · [[Hardware Control Protocol]] · [[Astra]] · [[Robotic Armature]] ## 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.