Embodied AI and robotics: policy gates for physical actions
Humanoids, ROS2, smart home, and industrial systems need the same trust boundary — intercept unlock_door, move_robot, and emergency_stop before motors run.
Embodied AI closes the loop between perception and physics. Trust failures are not abstract — they are doors, arms, drones, and production lines. A policy gate at the action layer is non-negotiable for field deployment.
Physical actions need named policies
unlock_door→ verify when owner away or off-hoursmove_robot→ verify in human-proximity zonesemergency_stop→ always approve (safety override)disable_alarm→ block without dual approval
ROS2, humanoids, smart home — same API
Sanctum does not replace your motion stack. It authorizes commands before they reach motors, APIs, or Zigbee bridges. Marketplace adapters ship templates for ROS2, humanoid hosts, and smart-home hubs.
Offline and edge
Warehouses and homes lose connectivity. Local heuristics and Ollama risk scoring keep the gate running without cloud dependency — critical for sovereign and edge robotics.
Related: architecture, mobile verification companion.
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