A method for controlling and/or monitoring a machine arrangement having at least one machine, in particular at least one robot, with the aid of a processor arrangement having a plurality of processors each with at least one core. The method includes selecting, in particular temporarily selecting, a first available and at least one further available core on the proviso that these cores are implemented, in particular arranged, on different processors of the processor arrangement, in particular during operation of the machine arrangement and/or on the basis of an updated directory and/or on the basis, in particular as a result, of an ascertained need for redundant processing of process signals; processing process signals redundantly with the aid of these selected cores; and controlling and/or monitoring the machine arrangement on the basis of this processing.

A system is provided with a group of controllers configured into a hive, wherein the hive is configured to receive control strategies and to assign a particular control strategy to a controller within the hive that is a best fit for a particular control strategy and wherein each controller communicates to a plurality of input/output (I/O) interfaces.

A method for controlling and/or monitoring a machine arrangement having at least one machine, in particular at least one robot, with the aid of a processor arrangement having a plurality of processors each with at least one core. The method includes selecting, in particular temporarily selecting, a first available and at least one further available core on the proviso that these cores are implemented, in particular arranged, on different processors of the processor arrangement, in particular during operation of the machine arrangement and/or on the basis of an updated directory and/or on the basis, in particular as a result, of an ascertained need for redundant processing of process signals; processing process signals redundantly with the aid of these selected cores; and controlling and/or monitoring the machine arrangement on the basis of this processing.