moveself

Moveself is a term used in multiple technical and theoretical contexts to describe the capability of an agent, device, or system to relocate itself or its components without external assistance. Because the phrase spans disciplines, its exact meaning varies by field but generally refers to self-mobility or self-reconfiguration.

In robotics and automation, moveself typically describes autonomous motion or reconfiguration. Mobile robots that perform tasks such as exploration, reconfiguration of modular robots, or maintenance routines may be described as moveself-capable when they can determine, plan, and execute movements to new locations or arrangements. Key topics include locomotion design, energy management, obstacle avoidance, and control algorithms that operate without human intervention.

In software engineering and computer security, moveself can refer to techniques where a program or process relocates its own code or data during execution. This may involve position-independent execution, in-memory reallocation, or self-updating mechanisms that replace or relocate the running image. In security contexts, moveself-like behavior may appear in packers, obfuscation, or anti-analysis tactics.

In theoretical discussions of autonomous agents and AI, the term is sometimes used metaphorically to denote any system that can extend its own capabilities by changing its position in a problem space, resource allocation, or interaction topology.

No single canonical definition exists; usage varies across fields. See also self-mobility, self-reconfiguration, dynamic relocation, and code relocation.