Tech blog & updates
Sudo is gone: the Robonomics cloud is now run by its community
The Robonomics cloud on Polkadot no longer has a developer key. What that means, how to propose a change and vote now, and what else is new in version 52.
Robonomics, July to September 2026: what sensors can do now
Sensors on Robonomics can now sign every measurement, encrypt data for their owner only, and work where there is no Wi-Fi. A report on what the team shipped from July to September 2026.
Robonomics release 51: governance goes to XRT holders, CPS gets Scope and Access
Release 51 completes most of Phase 1 of the Robonomics 5.0 roadmap: a minimal OpenGov controlled by XRT holders, the Scope / Access authority model for CPS, and a metadata crate for embedded clients.
The Robonomics parachain on Kusama has stopped
On September 28 the Robonomics parachain on Kusama produced its final block, #12,268,835. The R&D stage is over. Kusama XRT balances move to Polkadot with a +20% bonus.
Robonomics 5.0: handing the keys to XRT holders
Today governance of the Robonomics parachain comes down to a developer multisig. Starting with version 5.1 we give that privilege up in favour of standard Polkadot OpenGov, configured for a project with a small community: a permissionless Root track, a whitelisted fast track, and XRT holders deciding both.
Robonomics 5.0, part one: the summer we took the protocol apart
Over the summer Robonomics stopped being a blockchain node with robotics pallets attached and started becoming an infrastructure protocol for cyber-physical systems. Release 50 — Runtime-First — split the runtime from the binaries, moved collators onto polkadot-omni-node, and put the 5.0 architecture on paper: CPS, Scope, Subscription, Storage, Compute, Policy.
Collator rewards, measured: runtime 43 from the operator seat
Runtime 43 introduced collator rewards on the Polkadot side of Robonomics. I run a collator, so I watched it land — the client update, a silent Prometheus port collision, a candidacy that was never actually registered, and the first minted block rewards, verified on chain rather than taken on trust.
Ethereum R&D Stage migration has begun
The on-chain migration of R&D-stage XRT on Ethereum is live. Eligible holders can now claim production XRT 1:1 — plus a +20% migration bonus — through an open-source claim contract. Here is how it works, end to end.
Robonomics Production Stage & Production Tokenomics Launch
After 11 years of R&D, Robonomics is moving to its production stage — the first web3 project to reach production with a physical consumer device built around real network usage. This post lays out the production-stage tokenomics: XRT migration from the R&D chain, the new 5.1M supply cap and its allocations, the burn of all dead funds, emission, and forecasts.
Noise is not perception: real measurements from Austria to Hong Kong with Altruist Urban
Altruist Urban is a sensor designed to measure environmental parameters.
sensors.social Roadmap — April & May 2026
Four directions for sensors.social this spring: environmental insights, product expansion, citizen sensor network infrastructure, and special events.
Pre-launch of “Altruist” on Indiegogo
This is not just a new device — it's the first step toward a smart home ecosystem where there is no place for selling user data. We put your digital freedom first. More details about the kick-start campaign and the open dataset idea based on 'Altruists' — in this post.