Solana-Powered Robotics Startup Emerges

PrismaX was co-founded by CEO Bayley Wang and Chyna Qu, who bring combined experience in robotics and decentralized technologies. The $11 million seed round was led by a16z CSX, the venture firm's crypto startup accelerator, with participation from Volt Capital, Symbolic, the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, and Virtuals Protocol. The project operates within the Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) sector, which uses blockchain and token incentives to coordinate and maintain real-world hardware like sensors, servers, and in this case, robots. This model aims to create a more open and scalable alternative to traditional, centralized infrastructure. The core of the platform is a decentralized network connecting human operators with robot owners and robotics companies. By performing remote tasks, users generate crucial real-world data from machines like the Unitree G1 humanoid and MIT's Mini-Cheetah, which is then used to train more advanced AI models. This human-in-the-loop system is designed to solve one of robotics' biggest challenges: a lack of high-quality, real-world training data for physical AI. An "Eval Engine" scores the quality of the human-led operations to ensure the dataset is reliable for training robots to handle unpredictable situations that simulations cannot replicate. For users, the incentive structure is built around a points system that strongly hints at a future token airdrop. Participants connect a Solana wallet