Apparatus and methods for providing a reconfigurable robotic platform

A method comprising:

• engaging a propulsion mechanism of a robot comprising a main body with a first processing unit and a removable service module to position the robot at a predetermined location, wherein the removable service module comprises a second processing unit in communication with the first processing unit the second processing unit adapted to direct a function of the removable service module and wherein the first processing unit and the second processing unit engage in distributed processing to perform a predefined service task, wherein the removable service module is adapted to be installed in communication with the main body at a direction of the first processing unit based, at least in part, on a determination by the first processing unit that the second processing unit is capable of directing the service module to perform the predefined service task and wherein a distribution of functionality between the first processing unit and the second processing unit is defined via communication between the first processing unit and the second processing unit;
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• operating the removable service module to service a generally planar surface proximate the robot.