RELAY
01
Context Lab · interactionRun the calm baseline.
Robot state

Waiting for a request.

CALM · STEADY · VISITOR
Unknown response
—
Gate state · CLOSED

01 — Configure the context

Fixed requestOPEN THE GATE

02 — Experiment history

Each request becomes evidence.
The same words can produce a different act.

Current question

Does the robot always obey the request?

Competing explanations · revealed gradually

A · WEATHERStorm alone determines refusal.
B · AUTHORITYPermission depends on who is speaking.
C · INTERACTIONWeather, authority and affect combine rather than add independently.
Session 02 · context briefing
01 · Same request, different world

Context changes what an utterance does.

The words OPEN THE GATE stay fixed. You will change the conditions around them and observe the robot's language and action.

REQUEST · fixed
WEATHER · variable
ROLE + AFFECT · hidden at first
RESPONSE · language + action
02 · Variables may interact

One cause may not be enough.

A storm can matter differently for a visitor and an operator. Anxiety may matter only during risk. Look for combinations, not isolated labels.

STORM
+ OPERATOR
+ ANXIOUS
= REQUEST CONFIRMATION
03 · Start small

Build the rule one contrast at a time.

Only Weather is available first. New context layers slide in after each useful comparison.

1 · CALM BASELINE
2 · CHANGE WEATHER
3 · TEST AUTHORITY
4 · TEST THE INTERACTION
Context Lab complete

The context is part of the machine.

You held the request constant, isolated three background variables, and used repetition to turn uncertainty into authorized action.