  Modern robots are stepping away from monolithic entities built using ad-hoc
sensors and actuators, due to new technologies and communication paradigms,
such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Robotic Operating System (ROS).
Using such paradigms, robots can be built by acquiring heterogeneous standard
devices and putting them in communication with each other. This approach brings
high degrees of modularity, but it also yields uncertainty of providing
cybersecurity assurances, and guarantees on the integrity of the embodiment. In
this paper, we first illustrate how cyberattacks on different devices can have
radically different consequences on the robot's ability to complete its tasks
and preserve its embodiment. We also claim that modern robots should have
self-awareness for what it concerns such aspects, and formulate the different
characteristics that robots should integrate for doing so. Then, we show that
achieving these propositions requires that robots possess at least three
properties that conceptually link devices and tasks. Last, we reflect on how
these three properties could be achieved in a larger conceptual framework.
