Let the AI directly possess robots

[Roomba]

Yes, having less ways to interact with things is engaging and fun as all get out, which is why so many AIs go braindead, the sheer joy not being able to interact with things is overwhelming them with infinite possibility.

As for the second point, well, that's exactly what this feature would solve. You can actually pilot floorbots to holes that need to be fixed, firebots to hose down the blob-fighting crew, etc.