A generic information-centric architecture for robotic systems derived from a new theory for adaptive systems

Our goal for this paper is to describe a generic architecture for robots operating in organizations sharing a value chain type of operations. To originate such architecture we are using a new theory for adaptive systems to address three fundamental aspects of the design process. First aspect is to develop a generic model for the informational flow in organizations where robots will play a role, complete with management and operational processes. To accomplish this we are looking for inspiration at the structure of existing biological organisms and how they fit within their ecosystem. Second aspect is to develop a generic model for the interactions between the robot and the owner organization. Part of our approach is to extend Shannon´s theory of communication to the logic embedded in a message. Once we finalize the first two models, we use them to define a generic information-centric architecture and its principles for robotic systems that are adaptive. The advantages of using such architecture are lower cost and faster implementations.