# Robotic Armature **Entity class:** Robotics concept **Domain:** Robotics / Embodiment **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition A robotic armature is the mechanical structure of joints, links, actuators, and supports through which a robot produces controlled movement. ## Mechanism and significance Its geometry and force limits determine what learned control can physically accomplish, making embodiment part of intelligence rather than a replaceable afterthought. ## 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:** [[Model Context Protocol for Physical Machinery]] · [[Astra]] · [[Physical Machine Autonomy]] · [[Novel Materials Discovery]] ## 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.