# Logical Robots: When SQL Aggregation Becomes Robot Control

- slug: logical-robots-when-sql-aggregation-becomes-robot-control
- date: 2026-04-09
- category: Agentics

A new AAMAS 2026 paper shows SQL aggregation operations — the same kind used to summarize database tables — can steer a robot around obstacles and plan a route to a destination. The trick: both tasks use the same declarative primitive.

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