Should a home robot ask before putting your things away?

I'd be annoyed if a robot tidied my glasses into a drawer while I was looking for them. A clear table isn't always a more helpful room. Hello Robot's ‘Stretching their Reach’ project will study robot support for older adults with mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's dementia. The federal award abstract includes cognitive assistance and planned evaluations in homes and care settings. It doesn't establish that a robot can safely manage someone's belongings. For that research, I'd want to try a very ordinary choice: ‘Tell me where it is’ versus ‘Bring it here.’ Putting it away would need a separate invitation. A family member's preference for a tidy room shouldn't silently override the resident's familiar place for something. I'd also watch what happens after the robot leaves. Can the person find their glasses again without asking the machine? That is a test I'd propose, not a reported result or care recommendation. Helping someone retrieve a thing sounds lovely; making the robot necessary to find it next time would be a strange kind of help.