RoboHen
Human-centered AI automation infrastructure
RoboHen is automation infrastructure designed to enable intelligent execution while keeping humans in control.
It treats automation as infrastructure rather than replacement, and intelligence as a tool that serves human intent rather than overrides it.
Why RoboHen exists
Many automation platforms optimize for removing humans from workflows entirely. While this increases speed and reduces cost, it also erodes accountability, understanding, and trust.
When decisions are fully automated, responsibility becomes ambiguous and systems drift away from human goals.
RoboHen exists to establish a different set of defaults:
- human intent remains the source of action
- execution is observable and accountable
- automation supports judgment rather than replacing it
How RoboHen is designed
RoboHen is built around explicit separation between execution and intent.
In practice, this includes:
- clear separation between data flow and decision authority
- human-in-the-loop checkpoints for high-impact actions
- visible execution paths and logs
- adaptability to different governance and oversight requirements
Automation executes tasks, but humans retain responsibility for outcomes.
How RoboHen aligns with the Human-Centered Systems Manifesto
RoboHen embodies manifesto principles at the infrastructure level.
- Humans remain central through explicit control and oversight
- Transparency creates trust via observable workflows and traceability
- Incentives over intentions by structuring accountability into execution
- Dignity before efficiency by resisting full automation where it removes agency
Infrastructure is where values either persist or disappear. RoboHen is designed to preserve them.
Role within the broader system
RoboHen provides the execution layer for ethical systems.
It:
- enables scalable operation for BangNano-style community systems
- supports FAIR-aligned institutional processes
- implements HAIAL governance principles in practice
Without infrastructure, principles remain abstract. RoboHen turns them into repeatable action.
Orientation and continuity
RoboHen is designed to be adaptable, inspectable, and governable. Its structure allows organizations and communities to evolve workflows over time without losing clarity or control.
This orientation ensures that automation remains aligned with human goals as systems scale.
Closing
RoboHen demonstrates that automation does not require the removal of humans to be effective.
When designed intentionally, intelligent systems can increase capability, accountability, and resilience at the same time.