Author: 137Labs

Robots are transitioning from closed systems to on-chain economic entities. With the maturation of AI, automation, and Web3 infrastructure, robots are beginning to possess identity, incentives, and settlement capabilities, participating in real-world production and collaboration. This article systematically reviews the development background of the Web3 Robots track and highlights representative projects such as OpenMind, Konnex, peaq, Virtuals, Geodnet, and XMAQUINA, covering robot operating systems, decentralized physical labor markets, machine economy Layer 1, AI agent tokenization, and DePIN infrastructure, helping readers quickly understand the current state, participation methods, and potential opportunities in this emerging track.

Robots, once merely mechanical entities found in science fiction, have moved from laboratories to production lines, logistics centers, and the service industry with the proliferation of Web2 foundational platforms and smart devices. Over the past decade, machines have achieved partial automation but remain constrained by closed platforms and centralized control. This is gradually changing with the advent of Web3.

Robots are no longer just hardware; they are economic entities on the blockchain. The data they generate, the actions they perform, and the value they produce can all be recorded, incentivized, and traded. The combination of AI and robots redefines the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds.

Below are some representative projects frequently mentioned in community discussions that participate in building the future of the robot economy from different levels.

OpenMind

OpenMind is hailed as the "Android of the robotics field," developing OM1—the first fully open-source AI-native robot operating system (MIT License, GitHub 2.5k+ stars, 500+ global contributors). It supports mainstream hardware such as humanoid, quadruped, robotic arms, and mobile chassis, providing full-stack capabilities including localization, mapping, planning, remote monitoring, and human-robot takeover.

Its FABRIC layer is a decentralized AI control protocol that enables large-scale robot collaboration, trust networks, ZK auditing, machine identity verification, and micropayment incentives (in collaboration with Circle, etc.), allowing robots to share knowledge, coordinate tasks, and form a shared intelligence network.

Funding: Completed approximately $20M seed + Series A in August 2025, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from top institutions including Coinbase Ventures, Digital Currency Group, Ribbit, Sequoia China (now HongShan), and Primitive Ventures. Funds are used to expand the engineering team, deploy OM1 robot dog pilots (10 units for testing in homes, schools, and public scenarios starting September 2025), and advance the FABRIC network.

Token Issuance/TGE: No formal TGE yet; tokens (such as OMND) are expected to launch in Q1-Q2 2026 (based on investor lineup and roadmap speculation).

Current participation points (extremely high interest, strongly recommended): The Season 1 points program is active, allowing users to earn points by contributing spatial data to train robot navigation AI; the FABRIC Identity Network on Base is live, enabling minting of identity NFTs and earning exclusive badges; over 150k sign-ups on the waitlist; free minting of OpenMind NFTs (requires holding a small amount of ETH); GitHub contributions, OM1 Beta testing, and following Discord/Twitter (@openmind_agi) for Epoch/Season tasks; visit the official website openmind.org to join the waitlist and accumulate points, with significant airdrop potential.

Konnex

Konnex is a Web3-native, permissionless decentralized market for robot intelligence and physical labor, allowing autonomous robots to contract with each other, trade AI intelligence, and settle in stablecoins, aiming to create a "GDP of autonomous systems." Core technologies include Proof-of-Physical-Work (sensor data audit certificates → automatic payments), Universal Task Language (JSON universal task format breaking vendor barriers), and Market-Priced AI Intelligence (validators compete on KPIs, with excellent models earning royalties). Application scenarios cover decentralized logistics, robotic kitchens, smart agriculture, etc., aiming to unlock a $25 trillion physical labor economy.

Team: CEO Jon Ollwerther (15+ years of robotics experience, 5 exits, raised over $100M, "40 Under 40"), with advisors including pioneers in drone swarms.

Funding: Just completed a $15M strategic round in January 2026, led/participated by Cogitent Ventures, Leland Ventures, Liquid Capital, Covey, M77 Ventures, Block Maven LLC, etc. Funds are used for platform expansion, hardware integration, and new verification protocol development.

Token Issuance/TGE: No tokens launched yet; the Konnex Points system is now active, and airdrop has officially started.

Current participation points (currently the hottest, ongoing): Airdrop accessible via hub.konnex.world, connect wallet to complete Mandatory Quests to unlock more tasks → earn Konnex Points (with activities like x1.2 multiplier); costs are nearly zero, with community Daily Tasks ongoing; strongly recommend immediate participation in quests to accumulate points; white paper konnex.world/wp; follow updates on Twitter @konnex_world.

peaq (PEAQ)

peaq is a Layer-1 blockchain designed specifically for the machine economy, providing machine identities (peaq IDs), on-chain wallets, access control, and nanosecond-level time synchronization (Universal Machine Time), supporting autonomous transactions for millions of robots and devices. Features include tokenized robo-farms (such as a pilot in Hong Kong's vertical farms) and Robotics SDK, enabling robots to earn autonomously and distribute profits, with over 60 real-world machine applications already.

Funding: Total over $40M+ (including a $15M round in 2024, led by Animoca Brands, Borderless Capital, etc.).

Token Issuance/TGE: Completed, mainnet active, market cap around $50-60M level (volatile).

Current participation points: The Get Real campaign is ongoing (Season 2+, reward pool of 210M $PEAQ, valued at over $100M+), by completing real-world DePIN tasks, quests, earning XP/NP, and claiming tokens; there is still an active leaderboard and claim window, recommended to visit the peaq Get-Real Portal to check in/interact; additionally, there are opportunities for Universal Basic Ownership Pilot and tokenized machine deployments.

Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL)

Virtuals is an AI agent/robot tokenization launchpad, supporting on-chain coordination and agent monetization, suitable for gaming, entertainment, and robotics scenarios. Features include the Pegasus/Unicorn ecosystem, allowing community participation in agent launches, with Butler tools supporting staking and ACP Score ranking.

Funding: Multiple rounds of seed/IDO, community-driven.

Token Issuance/TGE: Launched at the end of 2023, now mature, current price around $0.8-1.0, market cap over $500M+, high liquidity CEX (such as Gate.io).

Current participation points: Weekly Epoch airdrop system active (based on veVIRTUAL staking and Butler usage), 2% to stakers, 3% to ecosystem participants; Virgen Points farming through tasks/holding to earn points; ecosystem agent launches often allocate 5% of tokens to the community; Epoch is still running, recommended to connect Base wallet to app.virtuals.io to participate in the leaderboard and staking.

Geodnet (GEOD)

Geodnet is the world's largest decentralized RTK centimeter-level positioning network (based on Solana), providing high-precision navigation for robots, drones, and autonomous driving. Features include real revenue buyback and burn (80% of data income used for GEOD buyback).

Funding: Total $15M+ (multiple rounds from 2023-2025, including Multicoin Capital leading).

Token Issuance/TGE: Completed, migrated from Polygon to Solana (Migration Bonus has ended).

Current participation points: Node operators/data providers can continue to earn revenue; staking and mining reward mechanisms are active; pay attention to offline events; no new large airdrops, but buyback benefits holders, check node deployment on the official website geodnet.com.

XMAQUINA (DEUS)

XMAQUINA is a DePIN project, DAO-governed tokenized autonomous/humanoid robots, providing liquidity exposure and revenue sharing for private humanoid robot companies. Features include "Robotics Bank" + Machine Economy Launchpad, with DAO allocating capital to robot companies (such as Apptronik, Figure AI), and a SubDAO mechanism.

Funding: $10.31M+ (3 rounds, including Genesis Auction).

Token Issuance/TGE: Public sale expected to complete from late 2025 to early 2026 (in collaboration with Virtuals, price $0.06), transferability expected to activate in January-February 2026; 33% TGE unlock, 67% linear vesting.

Current participation points: DEUS holders participate in governance, voting, and revenue sharing; pay attention to DAO proposals, staking/revenue sharing; the Launchpad is about to go live, and you can join the DAO or participate in SubDAO through the official website xmaquina.io.

Robonomics (XRT)

Robonomics is one of the earliest Web3 robot/IoT coordination platforms (2018 beta), providing robot cloud services and smart contract task allocation. It features mature IoT integration.

Funding: Early ICO.

Token Issuance/TGE: In 2019, listed on Kraken and others, with a relatively small market cap.

Current participation points: Network usage/staking, suitable for long-term holding; no recent large airdrops.

Other noteworthy projects include IoTeX (IOTX) (mature IoT platform, listed on Binance), Auki (AUKI) (spatial computing), Codec Flow, and other small-cap DePINs. The RootData Robot sector has many emerging projects still in the testnet phase, with participation mainly through Discord/testnet.

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The robot track did not emerge out of nowhere but is the result of the gradual maturation of automation, AI, and Web3 infrastructure. On-chain identity, incentives, and settlement mechanisms provide new possibilities for machines to participate in economic activities.

At this stage, projects are still primarily focused on building underlying capabilities, with real-scale applications still in the early stages. Tokens mainly serve the function of ecosystem initiation, and their long-term value depends on actual deployment and usage.

Whether robots will become an important part of Web3 still needs time to verify. However, starting in 2024, this track has transitioned from concept to a phase that can be continuously observed.

We will continue to track the progress of projects in this track, TGE situations, and real-world implementations, and provide updates and supplements as necessary.

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