AEROS: A Single-Agent Operating Architecture for Robots

A recent publication on arXiv introduces AEROS (Agent Execution Runtime Operating System), an operating framework designed for robotic systems centered around a single-agent model. The researchers contend that robots should be viewed as singular, enduring intelligent entities, with their abilities enhanced via installable packages referred to as Embodied Capability Modules (ECMs). Each ECM includes executable skills, models, and tools, while a policy-separated runtime ensures the enforcement of execution constraints and safety measures. This design allows for modular extensibility, composable execution of capabilities, and a consistent identity with control authority. In contrast, traditional approaches either integrate skills into rigid architectures or fragment functionality into loosely coordinated modules or multiple agents lacking a unified model. The paper can be found on arXiv under ID 2604.07039.