Some examples include a method of operating a robot including receiving a task assignment for the robot, initiating a sequence of operations associated with the robot performing the task assignment, sensing an interruption event to the sequence of operations at a first location of the robot, interrupting the sequence of operations, referencing a database of assistant resources, determining available assistant resources from the database of assistant resources, selecting an available assistant resource from the database to assist with resolving the interruption event at the first location, transmitting a communication requesting assistance to the selected available assistant resource to assist at the first location, sensing when the interruption event has been resolved, and resuming the sequence of operations from the interruption event.