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Robonomics

Robonomics (XRT) — a reference card for a crypto project: what the product does and how verifiable the project’s key claims are; also — alignment with the Decentralized AI thesis (DecAI Fit).

Robonomics — an IoT/Robotics / Infra project: an open‑source ecosystem for IoT/robotics and a “techno‑economic protocol” for machine communication on top of a blockchain (Ethereum + Polkadot parachain) and IPFS. Token: XRT (an ERC‑20 contract on Ethereum; the project also develops its own node/parachain in the Polkadot/Kusama ecosystem).

Disclaimer

Important: this page is a reference overview of the project. Within DecAIHub, we separately record a verification based on open sources within the AI thesis (what is real AI/onchain/why a token, and which sources this is based on).
This is not financial advice and not a recommendation to buy/sell/hold any asset. We do not assess price, returns, or entry/exit timing.
Conclusions are based on publicly available materials found as of the verification date. The absence of confirmation does not imply the absence of the technology.

TL;DR (for readers who are not into AI)

  • What it is: infrastructure/protocol for connecting IoT devices and robots to Web3 (accounting, liability contracts, “robot↔robot” communication).
  • Who it’s for: IoT/robotics developers and integrators (smart home/industry/smart city).
  • Why onchain/token: onchain is used for rules/contracts/accounting of interactions; the XRT token is the economic tool of the ecosystem (the project’s utility token).

How it works (very briefly)

  1. The user does: connects a device/controller/service to the Robonomics infrastructure.
  2. The system does: provides message exchange and interaction via the onchain layer (Ethereum) and elements of the IoT platform in the parachain part (Polkadot/Kusama), with data storage/delivery via IPFS.
  3. The user gets: verifiable interaction rules and the ability to build “serverless IoT” scenarios on top of Web3.
  4. Where the blockchain is: smart contracts/protocol and the XRT token are onchain; the network/node is in the Polkadot ecosystem (per GitHub).
  5. Token role (if any): a utility token used in the protocol economy (the token utility details in this card rely on the Tier‑1 descriptions of the whitepaper/CMC).

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Project passport

Field Value
Project name Robonomics
Also known as (aliases) Robonomics Network; XRT; $XRT; airalab Robonomics
Logo (logo) ../assets/240_robonomics-network_logo.webp
Token symbol (ticker) XRT
Category Infra | IoT/Robotics
Primary chain (chain) Ethereum
Type EVM
Network status mainnet
Consensus (consensus) PoS (Ethereum) + NPoS/PoS (Polkadot/Kusama)
Launch date (launch_date) 2017 (per the website “Since 2017…”)
Project status (status) active
Token (standard) ERC-20
Token contract 0x7de91b204c1c737bcee6f000aaa6569cf7061cb7
Token model (token_type) utility (governance)
Max supply —
Issuance —
Tokenomics (tokenomics, brief) —
Governance —
Admins/keys —
Audit —
Bug bounty —
Team (team) the team/architect are mentioned on the website (Sergey Lonshakov et al.)
Funding (investors/funding) Web3 Foundation grant badge in the repository (as an artifact on GitHub)
AI component (ai_component) none
Use‑case (use_case) Web3 infrastructure for IoT/robots
DecAI Fit — AI thesis fit 0/6 — no AI reality and no AI intent (ai_score=0)
DecAI Fit component summary 0 / 3 / 0 / 2
Last verified 2026-02-11

General project overview

Robonomics is an open‑source ecosystem for IoT and robotics that tries to “stitch together” devices/digital twins and Web3 infrastructure. The whitepaper guide describes that the protocol “runs on top of Ethereum and IPFS” and is complemented by elements of a cloud IoT platform based on a Polkadot parachain, i.e. the project positions itself as hybrid: EVM contracts + a Substrate network.

Features/modules

  • Whitepaper/architecture (whitepaper 2022, chapters on the IoT architecture/digital twins).
  • Node/parachain: implementation of the Robonomics node based on the Polkadot SDK (GitHub).
  • Integrations/portals: links to the “Open Portal” and tools (GitHub README).

Typical scenarios

  • Scenario 1: an integrator connects sensors/devices → gets a verifiable log of interactions and access control/rule scenarios via Web3.
  • Scenario 2: a developer runs their own node/collator → participates in maintaining the network infrastructure.

Getting started (wallet/network)

  • What you need: the project’s tools/docs (website/whitepaper) and the dependencies for running a node (Rust, per the README).
  • Network/chain: Ethereum (XRT token) + the Robonomics parachain (Polkadot/Kusama, per GitHub).
  • Fees: fees of the respective networks for onchain operations.

Architecture/tech (non‑AI)

  • Components: smart contracts/protocol (Ethereum), decentralized data storage/delivery (IPFS), network/node on the Polkadot SDK (parachain).
  • Participant roles: IoT/robotics developers; node operators/collators; integration users.
  • Where logic runs: some rules/contracts — onchain; device interaction and telemetry — offchain with anchoring/verification via Web3.
  • Dependencies: Ethereum, Polkadot/Kusama, IPFS.

Token/economics (expanded, no forecasts)

  • Token utility: the ecosystem’s utility token (the Tier‑1 description requires separate verification; in this card the onchain fact of the token is confirmed).
  • Protocol necessity drivers: economic interactions/access/contracts in the network (the whitepaper describes a techno‑economic protocol, but specific tariffs/rules were not extracted).
  • Who pays fees: users/operators of the respective networks for onchain operations.
  • Where fees go: to the validators of the respective networks (Ethereum/Polkadot/Kusama).
  • Issuance/burn: —.
  • Security/incentive mechanisms: —.
  • Distribution and token issuance schedule: — (not found in the extracted Tier‑1 sources).
  • Treasury: —.

Governance

  • Who makes decisions: —.
  • How protocol parameters change: via updates to the repositories/documentation (Tier‑1).
  • Where decisions are discussed/made: GitHub and community channels (see links_*).
  • Keys/multisig: —.

Security and incidents

  • Audits: —.
  • Bug bounty: —.
  • Incidents: —.
  • Threat model: risks of contract/node vulnerabilities, security risks of IoT integrations, risks of centralized components (if used).

Project status and timeline

  • Current status: active (website/repositories available).
  • Key releases/milestones: —.
  • Roadmap: see the link in links_*.

Ecosystem/integrations

  • Integrations: Ethereum, Polkadot/Kusama, IPFS (described in the whitepaper/on the website).
  • Partners: —.
  • Where it’s actually used: as open‑source IoT/robotics tooling (without public KPIs).

AI component of the project

  • What is real AI here? the project’s Tier‑1 sources do not describe an AI component (the focus is on IoT/robotics and Web3 infrastructure).
  • What is truly onchain? smart contracts/protocol (Ethereum) and the network/node in the Polkadot/Kusama ecosystem; the XRT token on Ethereum is confirmed by the explorer.
  • Why is a token needed? the XRT utility token (its role and specific mechanics are disclosed only to a limited extent in Tier‑1).
  • Red flags (based on the information found): AI‑washing — low (AI is not claimed); what to double‑check — the specific onchain modules beyond the token and the economic rules for using XRT.

DecAI Fit component summary

  • DecAI Fit: 0/6 — no AI reality and no AI intent (ai_score=0)
Component Level Score
AI reality absent 0
Onchain necessity high 3
Token necessity low 0
Evidence Tier‑1 present 2
Details

AI reality

AI_0 — AI intent (Tier‑1 roadmap) (1/0)

  • AI_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): Tier‑1 contains no roadmap/declaration of intent regarding AI.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://robonomics.network/ ; https://robonomics.network/white-paper/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): AI is not a claimed direction in the key Tier‑1 pages.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_1 — what the AI does (1/0)

  • AI_1 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): AI functions/modules are not described.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://robonomics.network/white-paper/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): IoT/robotics/the protocol are described, not AI.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_2 — demos/examples (1/0)

  • AI_2 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): a demo of the AI component specifically is absent, since no AI component is claimed.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://robonomics.network/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is no subject for an AI demo.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_3 — metrics/quality (1/0)

  • AI_3 (decision): 0
  • Metrics: —
  • Context (version/date/how measured): —
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://robonomics.network/white-paper/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there are no AI metrics, since AI is not described.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

AI_4 — tech description/architecture/versions (1/0)

  • AI_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): there is a technical description, but not about AI (about the IoT architecture and the protocol).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://robonomics.network/white-paper/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): AI architecture/model versions are not described.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Onchain necessity

OC_1 — contracts/addresses/chain (1/0)

  • OC_1 (decision): 1
  • Chain: Ethereum (ERC‑20 token) + Polkadot/Kusama (parachain, per GitHub)
  • Addresses/identifiers: XRT ERC‑20: 0x7de91b204c1c737bcee6f000aaa6569cf7061cb7; Robonomics node/parachain: the airalab/robonomics repository
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://etherscan.io/token/0x7de91b204c1c737bcee6f000aaa6569cf7061cb7 ; https://github.com/airalab/robonomics ; https://robonomics.network/white-paper/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is an onchain SSOT for the token and public code of the network/node.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_2 — onchain beyond just a token (1/0)

  • OC_2 (decision): 1
  • What useful logic is onchain: the whitepaper describes a “techno‑economic machine communication protocol” on top of Ethereum (smart contracts) and an IoT platform on a Polkadot parachain.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://robonomics.network/white-paper/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): an onchain logic/protocol that is not reducible to the token is described.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

OC_3 — onchain is critical (1/0)

  • OC_3 (decision): 1
  • “Replace the blockchain” test: without the onchain layer, the verifiability/enforceability of the “liability contracts” and the trusted infrastructure for device interaction disappear.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://robonomics.network/white-paper/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): in the whitepaper, the blockchain is positioned as the base layer of the protocol.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Token necessity

TK_0 — no token (1/0)

  • TK_0 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): the project has a token, XRT (ERC‑20).
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://etherscan.io/token/0x7de91b204c1c737bcee6f000aaa6569cf7061cb7
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the token is confirmed by the explorer.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_1..TK_4 (1/0)

TK_1 — payment for the service (1/0)

  • TK_1 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): payment for services/access with the XRT token is not confirmed by Tier‑1 sources in this card.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://robonomics.network/white-paper/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): without specific terms/tariffs/contracts, “payment for the service” cannot be counted.
  • Conflict note (if any): details of the tariffs/whether payment in the token is mandatory were not extracted.

TK_2 — incentives/collateral/penalties (1/0)

  • TK_2 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): mandatory collateral/slashing/staking are not confirmed in the extracted Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://robonomics.network/white-paper/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): the available fragment of the whitepaper contains no explicit mechanics.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_3 — governance (1/0)

  • TK_3 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): governance via XRT is not confirmed in the extracted Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://robonomics.network/white-paper/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): there is no description of voting.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

TK_4 — token is replaceable (1/0)

  • TK_4 (decision): 0
  • Claim (one line): the replaceability of the token is not proven in the extracted Tier‑1.
  • Evidence: Tier‑1 — https://robonomics.network/white-paper/
  • Why sufficient / why not (one line): insufficient data; the token’s role is described in general terms.
  • Conflict note (if any): —

Evidence (table)

Tier Source What it proves
Tier‑1 https://robonomics.network/white-paper/ architecture and theses of the protocol (Ethereum+IPFS+Polkadot parachain)
Tier‑1 https://github.com/airalab/robonomics implementation of the node/parachain (Polkadot SDK), status and tools
Tier‑1 https://etherscan.io/token/0x7de91b204c1c737bcee6f000aaa6569cf7061cb7 onchain SSOT of the XRT token (ERC‑20)
Tier‑2 https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/robonomics-network/ Aggregator: reference profile and links (not Tier‑1).

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