Electronic personal assistant devices comprising data processors, electronic memory, network interfaces, and recorded artificial intelligence software for conversation, planning, scheduling, task coordination, controlling robots to manipulate objects and physically use tools and appliances, and remotely operating connected tools, devices, appliances, and equipment through networks; General-purpose non-humanoid robots with artificial intelligence for general-purpose personal assistance, companionship, childcare assistance, secretarial support, learning from user interactions, conversation, planning and coordinating personal, household, and workplace tasks, and executing those tasks by manipulating objects, physically using separate tools and appliances, or remotely operating connected tools, devices, appliances, and equipment through networks; Recorded workflow management software; Recorded operating system software for robots; Recorded business process management software