Robonomics: The Blockchain with Robots

In this episode, Jorrin Bruns (Support Engineer, Parity Technologies) is joined by Robonomics Software Architect Sergei Lonshakov. Robonomics is an open-source internet of things (IoT) platform. It provides ways for humans to communicate with robots, and for robots to connect to each other and the internet. Started on Ethereum in 2015, Robonomics is now aiming to be a parachain on Polkadot, with a view to work across both ecosystems. The team also publishes scientific research on the frontier between IoT, blockchain, Ethereum, Substrate, and Polkadot. The pair discuss real use cases of robotics, from those currently available, e.g., in smart cities, to futuristic possibilities in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Along the way they talk about Mars colonization, digital twins and robot art. Lonshakov also presents Robonomics Web Services (RWS) and the development of the Robot Operating System (ROS), a framework of ready-to-work packages that enable engineers without blockchain experience to create robotic systems that connect to blockchain. Links Robonomics Website (https://robonomics.network) Robonomics Overview PDF (https://robonomics.network/vision) Robonomics Research (https://robonomics.network/community#science) Highlights 01:13 What is Robonomics? 05:42 Machine to machine communication 07:25 Milestones since 2015 – From Ethereum to Substrate 18:31 The way forward for Robonomics 21:38 The Robot Operating System (ROS) 28:16 Robonomics Relay Chain vision 34:00 Robonomics use cases 41:07 Robonomics Web Services (RWS) 47:17 Mars colonization 53:10 Digital Twins 58:41 Robot Artist Gaka-Chu 01:04:13 The Fourth Industrial Revolution 01:12:54 Side Effects of Robotization Special Guest: Sergei Lonshakov.