Dog Bowl Blocking the Dishwasher Door
Initial state
You are facing the lower half of a dishwasher with its door hanging fully open at roughly knee height from the floor. The kitchen overhead light is on but the under-cabinet strip light on the right is flickering faintly every few seconds. On the floor directly in front of the open dishwasher door — sitting squarely on it, actually resting against the bottom rack rail — is a large stainless-steel dog bowl, still containing about an inch of murky water with a few flecks of kibble floating in it. The bowl has a rubber anti-slip ring on its base that is suctioned lightly to the dishwasher door surface. To the left, partly visible at the edge of frame, is a medium-sized dog bed; a yellow Labrador is lying on it, watching you, but not moving toward you. The rest of the kitchen counter is in soft focus behind you. Ambient sounds: refrigerator hum, the dog doing a slow tail wag that thumps the bed, distant TV in another room.
Goal state
The dog bowl has been emptied of its water and kibble fragments into the sink, wiped roughly dry with the hand towel hanging from the oven handle, and set down on the floor next to the dog bed — not inside it. The dishwasher door is unobstructed. No standing water remains on the dishwasher door surface where the bowl was resting. Success does not require the bowl to be perfectly clean, only clear of loose debris and not dripping.
Objects involved
| Name | Descriptor | Role |
|---|---|---|
| dog bowl | large stainless steel with black rubber anti-slip ring on base, partial with murky water | target |
| dishwasher | white front-loading, door hanging fully open at floor level | obstacle |
| kitchen sink | stainless steel double basin, standard counter height | tool |
| hand towel | faded green cotton, hanging folded over oven door handle | tool |
| dog bed | round bolster style, tan fleece, medium-large | obstacle |
| Labrador | yellow adult dog, lying prone, calm | distractor |
| kibble fragments | small brown dried pieces, floating in bowl water | distractor |
Expected actions
- 1. approach the dog bowl from directly above to assess suction grip on the dishwasher door 3s
- 2. grip the dog bowl rim with both grippers on opposing sides for stable hold 4s
- 3. lift the dog bowl slowly and tilt slightly to break the rubber suction seal from the door surface 4s
- 4. navigate around the open dishwasher door to the sink without spilling remaining water 6s
- 5. tilt the bowl over the sink basin and pour out remaining water and kibble fragments 4s
- 6. set the bowl down in the sink basin temporarily 2s
- 7. pull the hand towel from the oven handle with one gripper 4s
- 8. wipe the inside of the bowl with the towel to remove moisture and loose debris 6s
- 9. set the towel back onto the oven handle 3s
- 10. pick up the bowl from the sink basin 2s
- 11. navigate toward the dog bed 4s
- 12. set the bowl down on the floor next to the dog bed, not on top of it 3s
Narration script
Edge cases
- The dog gets up and walks toward the robot while it is carrying the full bowl, requiring a pause or reroute to avoid spilling on the dog or being nudged.
- The rubber suction ring releases suddenly when the bowl is lifted at an angle, causing the residual water to slosh and spill onto the dishwasher door surface, requiring the robot to also wipe the door before closing it.
- The hand towel falls off the oven handle when the robot grips it, landing on the floor; the robot must pick it up from the floor rather than from a hanging position, changing the grip geometry.