Robonomics: The Study of Robot-Human Peer-to-Peer Financial Transactions and Agreements
It addresses the problem of integrating robots into human society through financial and social agreements, but appears incremental as it builds on existing blockchain concepts without introducing new methods or data.
The paper explores how blockchain and decentralized technologies can influence robot-human interactions and social integration, motivated by the growing interest in blockchain and its potential sociotechnical implications.
The concept of a blockchain has given way to the development of cryptocurrencies, enabled smart contracts, and unlocked a plethora of other disruptive technologies. But, beyond its use case in cryptocurrencies, and in network coordination and automation, blockchain technology may have serious sociotechnical implications in the future co-existence of robots and humans. Motivated by the recent explosion of interest around blockchains, and our extensive work on open-source blockchain technology and its integration into robotics - this paper provides insights in ways in which blockchains and other decentralized technologies can impact our interactions with robot agents and the social integration of robots into human society.