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Retail stores across the world are facing similar issues: there aren’t enough staff. With the demographic trends in most developed countries, this situation is not going to get any better. Robotics and AI are two technologies that have the potential to address these issues, in addition to improving the customer experience. That is why we began our robotics journey last year and why we are doubling down on it this year. We believe that robots supported by the Auki network, our collaborative spatial computing protocol or posemesh, will transform how commercial spaces such as retail stores, malls and warehouses operate.
To kick-off 2025 with a bang, we have released two new updates from our robotics team on their progress. One update on the development of our own robot and another from our project to make the Auki network compatible with robots from other makers, starting with two robots from unitree. This is part of our larger goal to create an interoperable machine perception network, where robots, devices and AI from different manufacturers are able to collaborate in physical spaces.
The first video focuses on the upgrades we’ve made to our robot.
As we highlighted in our previous update, we have already made a number of improvements to our store robot. With the latest improvements, the robot now features more interactivity and is even smarter to enhance its functionality in real-world environments.
We've added a front-facing camera, feeding real-time data to our reconstruction server. This allows the robot to continuously update the domain, the digital representation of the space, giving it and other devices an even better source of spatial data.
This change has big ramifications. It not only makes the domain a continually updating and improving map, but it also makes this process automatic. We will focus more on this improvement in the coming weeks, but for this update, we’re focusing on the upgrade to interactivity.
The robot now features a touch screen and a new user interface. Now, customers can interact directly with the robot, making it more accessible and intuitive.
Using the touch screen, customers can search for products in the store, and the robot will guide them to the correct location. Considering this is by far the most common customer service interaction that retail store staff engage in, it is difficult to overstate how much this could improve the shopping experience and save time for already pressed staff. With the difficulty in finding and maintaining enough staff, just this functionality on its own is a killer app. The robot, however, has so many other uses within our collaborative spatial computing protocol that we will highlight over the coming weeks as developments continue.
The robot will continue to evolve with new capabilities and enhanced functionality, aiding in domain maintenance, task management, and user support.
The second update features a sneak peak of our new Go2-W from Unitree moving about our demo store.
The video features an example of how a robot could integrate with the Auki network to extend its abilities and provide value to Cactus, our spatial AI platform for retail.
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In the quiet of the store, the Unitree Go2-W rests, its sensors actively scanning. While its body remains still, it’s always ready to respond.
The Unitree Go2-W rises to its feet, its searchlight ignites, cutting through the darkness, and starts its patrol.
The searchlight fixes on something ahead. A package, abandoned on the floor. The Unitree Go2-W approaches carefully, before settling into a protective stance, guarding its find.
Simultaneously, the Go2-W has generated a spatial task in Cactus, alerting the on-duty staff and pinpointing the exact location of the object.
This is one of the scenarios the team here is working to make a reality.
Even compared with the rapid progress of last year, this year promises to be even more transformative. Our robotics team is already testing robots from various manufacturers and working to make them interoperable through the Auki network. In addition, our own robot is both looking to address one of the biggest issues facing retail and embody our spatial AI platform for retail in the real world.
Stay tuned for new updates, it will be worth the wait.
Auki is building the posemesh, a decentralized machine perception network for the next 100 billion people, devices and AI on Earth and beyond. The posemesh is an external and collaborative sense of space that machines and AI can use to understand the physical world.
Our mission is to improve civilization’s intercognitive capacity; our ability to think, experience and solve problems together with each other and AI. The greatest way to extend human reach is to collaborate with others. We are building consciousness-expanding technology to reduce the friction of communication and bridge minds.
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The Posemesh is an open-source protocol that powers a decentralized, blockchain-based spatial computing network.
The Posemesh is designed for a future where spatial computing is both collaborative and privacy-preserving. It limits any organization's surveillance capabilities and encourages sovereign ownership of private maps of personal and public spaces.
The decentralization also offers a competitive advantage, especially in shared spatial computing sessions, AR for example, where low latency is crucial. The posemesh is the next step in the decentralization movement, responding as an antidote to the growing power of big tech.
The Posemesh has tasked Auki Labs with developing the software infrastructure of the posemesh.
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