NEO has ignited the Bots track, what projects in Robotic are worth following?

Original Title: NEO ignites the robotics track, which projects in Robotic are worth following?

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The day before yesterday, the Norwegian humanoid robot company 1X Technologies officially launched the NEO robot and opened pre-orders, priced at 20,000 USD, and also supports a monthly subscription model (499 USD per month), with deliveries expected to begin in 2026. Tesla also mentioned that robots are the next major profit point. It seems that robots are quite likely to be the next main line.

Humanoid robots capable of performing household tasks such as taking out the trash, folding clothes, handing over items, and organizing utensils should be the products of essays from many of our childhoods, and now they are about to become a reality. Such news is undoubtedly the focus of many people's attention. In the crypto space, the robot-themed meme coin on Solana, $NEO , once surpassed a market value of 4 million USD and currently still maintains a market value of 2.7 million USD.

Additionally, the on-chain financing platform Echo, created by Cobie and recently acquired by Coinbase for $375 million, has a $10 million C round financing quota from 1X Technologies. However, the specific details are unknown as it was conducted in a private group.

In addition to the funding limits of meme coins and Echo, blockchain-related Bots projects have also attracted follow, with many players referring to this track as “Robotics.” This article will organize the projects related to the Robotics track.

OpenMind

On August 4th, according to official news, OpenMind, a smart machine infrastructure company based in Silicon Valley, announced the completion of a $20 million financing round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from several institutions and well-known angel investors including Ribbit, Sequoia China, Coinbase Ventures, DCG, Lightspeed Faction, Anagram, Pi Network Ventures, Topology, Primitive Ventures, and Amber Group.

OpenMind helps Bots think, learn, and work by developing open-source software. The native open-source AI robot operating system OM1 allows for the configuration and deployment of AI Agents in both the digital and physical worlds. Users can create an AI character and run it in the cloud or deploy it on physical robots in the real world.

In simple terms, OpenMind's OM1 is like creating an “AI brain” for Bots. This “AI brain” can be collaboratively operated by multiple AI Agents, can interact with various LLMs, and can source data from multiple origins to perform tasks (such as helping users post on social media). Since OM1 is open source, it is a highly adaptable robotic operating system, much like the Android system for mobile phones, which is hardware-independent.

In addition, OpenMind has an on-chain Bots identity network called FABRIC, designed to provide a verifiable trust layer for humans and Bots to share. Humans can earn badges by sharing location data on maps, evaluating Bots' behavior, and developing, while for Bots, every robot equipped with the OM1 system will join the FABRIC network, thus possessing a unique verifiable identity, allowing the commands, operation logs, ownership, and other relevant actions of the Bots to be traceable on-chain.

OpenMind has not issued tokens yet.

XMAQUINA

Bots invest in DAO. Its governance token $DEUS has completed a total of 3 rounds of sales, raising over 5.5 million dollars in crypto assets. Currently, the DAO has begun using the proceeds from the auction to support Apptronik, Figure AI, and Agility Robotics, all of which are companies in the field of humanoid robots. From the treasury screenshots on the official website, it can be seen that the DAO's investments have started to yield profits, with even single transaction returns exceeding 100%.

However, $DEUS has not yet undergone TGE. At the time of TGE, 33% of the $DEUS sold to the community will be immediately unlocked, with the remaining 67% unlocked linearly over 12 months.

peaq

On March 27, the DePIN Layer1 protocol Peaq completed a $15 million financing round, led by Generative Ventures and Borderless Capital, with participation from Spartan Group, HV Capital, CMCC Global, Animoca Brands, Moonrock Capital, Fundamental Labs, TRGC, DWF Labs, Crit Ventures, Cogitent Ventures, NGC Ventures, Agnostic Fund, and Altana Wealth.

Although the initial narrative was focused on DePIN, the project is quite sensitive to market trends and has recently followed the trend of the popular x402 project. In terms of Bots, peaq released the Robotics SDK in September this year, allowing Bots to obtain autonomous identity identification, conduct payments and receipts, verify data, and connect to the on-chain network economy.

In addition, peaq also has a RWA market for Bots, which tokenizes machines on the chain as shared revenue-generating assets. peaq launched its first tokenized, Bot-operated farm on the main stage of the Korea Blockchain Week 2025, which has been deployed on the peaq chain and will distribute operational profits to token holders.

Currently, the circulating market value of $peaq is approximately 110 million dollars.

PrismaX

On June 17, PrismaX announced the completion of a $11 million financing round, with investors including a16z CSX, Volt Capital, Blockchain Builders Fund, Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, and Virtuals.

PrismaX is building an open coordination layer that connects remote operators, Bots users, and Bots companies. Operators can connect with users to remotely control Bots and complete real tasks while collecting valuable data. They can also request real services such as logistics and advertising.

PrismaX has a protocol for remote operation Bots, where enterprises can find capable and experienced Bots operators for complex tasks. Operators can choose to stake network tokens to enhance their trustworthiness and increase their chances of obtaining high-yield tasks. The rewards earned by stakers are not only related to the amount they stake but also to the quality of their work, and as their work efficiency improves, they will receive additional bonuses.

The data accumulated from remote operations will be used to train Bots to enhance their autonomy, which will in turn improve the efficiency of remote operators, ultimately achieving a high level or even complete autonomy for the Bots.

PrismaX has not issued tokens yet.

CodecFlow

CodecFlow provides a unified platform that seamlessly runs on cloud, edge, desktop, and Bots hardware, while supporting current popular APIs and traditional systems.

AI-driven operators respond to changes in the UI of software or changes in the robotic environment through perception and real-time reasoning, addressing the vulnerability of traditional robotic automation processes that rely too heavily on pre-written scripts when faced with even minor changes.

In short, it is about capturing screenshots, camera footage, or sensor data, and then using AI to process these external input data to handle observations or instructions, ultimately executing decisions through user interface interaction.

Currently, the market value of the token $CODEC is approximately 16 million US dollars.

NRN Agents

NRN is developed from the AI Agent battle real-time training chain game AI Arena. On October 28, 2021, the developer ArenaX Labs announced the completion of a $5 million seed round financing, led by Paradigm Capital with participation from Framework Venture Partners. On January 9, 2024, ArenaX Labs announced the completion of a new round of financing of $6 million, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from SevenX Ventures, FunPlus/Xterio, and Moore Strategic Ventures.

strengthening the learning of Bots, NRN leverages its extensive experience in the gaming field to provide a browser-based experience that transforms Bots data collection into a game, allowing users to intuitively control simulated Bots through the browser. During the game, the user-generated behavioral data is used to train real-world robotic systems.

At this stage, the project will focus on the robotic arm (RME-1) to validate data collection, real-time learning, and adaptability.

Currently, the market value of the token $NRN is approximately 11.7 million USD.

Auki

Auki's decentralized machine perception network Posemesh is used to connect humans, devices, and AI. Its core is a DePIN (decentralized entity network) architecture that allows devices such as Bots and AR glasses to share location and sensor data in real-time, collaboratively building a spatial understanding of the physical world, providing a shared spatial view for Bots, AR, and AI.

Multiple node roles are designed based on the Posemesh protocol. Computing nodes provide computing power, motion nodes (Bots) upload location information and sensor data, reconstruction nodes generate 3D map models based on this, and domain nodes manage the 3D space. Each node receives $AUKI tokens as incentives based on contributions, driving a self-evolving machine vision network.

This network emphasizes privacy protection, avoiding a single entity from monitoring users' private space, while being applicable in multiple scenarios, such as retail (product placement optimization), property management (asset tracking), exhibition navigation, and building renovation.

Currently, the market value of the token $AUKI is approximately 52 million USD.

RobotStack

RoboStack is a cloud-based robot development and deployment platform that provides developers with a simulation environment and sandbox testing. According to the official introduction, the platform can simulate a real environment in the cloud, featuring a secure sandbox mechanism, high-performance computing capabilities, real-time metrics, and team collaboration features.

To address the challenges of integrating training for robotics technology that is scattered across different hardware, middleware, and communication standards, RoboStack has proposed the Robot Context Protocol (RCP), which allows secure communication between robots, AI agents, and humans. The simulated environment will include tokenized voting and incentive mechanisms to foster competition between developers and enthusiasts, facilitating the deployment of real robotic applications in future multi-chain environments.

Currently, the market value of the token $ROBOT is approximately 3 million USD.

BitRobot

The BitRobot Network was jointly developed by FrodoBots Lab and Protocol Labs, aiming to achieve distributed robot work and collaboration. Its key components include: Verifiable Robot Work (VRW, a quantifiable metric of network rewards) for defining and validating robot tasks, Device Node Tokens (ENT, the unique identifier for robots within the system, existing in the form of NFTs) for device ownership and network access, and subnets as the operational layer for task execution (a cluster of resources that creates value for the BitRobot Network).

On February 14, FrodoBots Lab announced the completion of a $6 million seed round financing, bringing the total financing amount to $8 million.

Currently, BitRobot has not issued any tokens. It is worth noting that FrodoBots Lab is already selling robots, with Earth Rovers resembling real-life Mario Kart, priced at 249 dollars. Players remotely control their sidewalk robots in a global treasure hunt, providing data for researchers to deploy and test their latest AI navigation models. There is also a chance for token issuance.

Another game Bot, ET Fugi, will also be launched in the future, allowing players to remotely control robotic arms to complete various 3D puzzle games and competitions. ET Fugi is also the first subnet of BitRobot.