Roadmap

Development phases and milestones for RoboVM.

Phase 0: Foundation (Day 0)

Deliverables:

• Monorepo structure: robot/, chain/, ops/, web/
• Network decision: BSC (Ethereum testnet) or BSC Testnet
• Token: BEP-20 "RoboVM (RVM)" on testnet

Stack:

• ROS2 Humble, Gazebo (or Webots), Python 3.10
• Solidity + Hardhat (or Foundry)
• Docker + docker-compose; optional k3s/Kubernetes
• web3.py / ethers.js, IPFS (local or web3.storage)

---

Phase 1: Basic Simulation + VM (Week 1)

Objective: 1 simulated robot in VM, with ROS2 topics and heartbeat.

Steps:

1. VM Setup: Ubuntu 22.04 minimal, Docker, git, nvidia-container-toolkit (if GPU available)
2. ROS2 + Gazebo: Demo package (turtlebot or simple rover)
3. ROS2 Node robot_agent (Python) that:
   • Publishes telemetry (/robot/status)
   • Listens to commands (/robot/cmd)
   • Sends periodic "heartbeat"
4. docker-compose minimal (in ops/docker-compose.yml)

Deliverable: Demonstrate sending ROS2 command and receiving status.

---

Phase 2: Smart Contracts + Token RVM (Week 2)

Objective: Contracts for Tasks + BEP-20 RVM, deploy to testnet.

Steps:

1. BEP-20 RVM (OpenZeppelin)
2. Contract "RoboTask" (task registry + escrow):
   • createTask(desc, rewardRVM, dataHash?)
   • acceptTask(taskId)
   • submitResult(taskId, resultCid) (IPFS CID)
   • finalize(taskId) → transfers rewardRVM to assigned
3. Deploy scripts Hardhat + .env with test key and RPC

Deliverables: Contract addresses on testnet + Hardhat unit tests.

---

Phase 3: Robot ↔ Blockchain Integration (Week 3)

Objective: Robot accepts tasks from contract and reports results.

Steps:

1. ROS2 Node "task_listener" that:
   • Polls/listens to events (TaskCreated)
   • Filters suitable tasks (e.g., "scan area A")
   • Calls acceptTask via web3.py
2. Task execution in simulation (e.g., waypoint traversal)
3. Upload result (log/map) to IPFS → CID → submitResult
4. Finalize (task creator) → RVM reward

Deliverable: End-to-end demo: createTask → robot accepts → executes → posts resultCid → finalize & pay RVM.

---

Phase 4: Multi-Robot + Bidding Allocation (Week 4)

Objective: 2–3 robots (3 VMs), best fit wins the task.

Steps:

1. Extend contract with bidding:
   • placeBid(taskId, priceRVM, etaSeconds)
   • assignBestBid(taskId) (automatic/semi-automatic)
2. ROS2 node on each robot calculates cost (battery, distance) → bids
3. Simple dashboard (React + ethers.js) for visualization:
   • Tasks, bids, robot status, transactions

Deliverables: Video/screencast with 3 robots bidding and executing.

---

Phase 5: Security, Reputation & Staking (Week 5)

Objective: Minimize result cheating.

Steps:

1. Reputation per address: +1 for correct task completion, -X for disputes
2. Staking: To accept tasks > N RVM, robot locks m RVM as guarantee; penalty on fraud
3. Result verification: Second robot (auditor) confirms hash/map (paid small reward)

Deliverables: Test of "dispute" and staking slashing.

---

Phase 6: Hardening & Cost Optimization (Week 6)

Objective: Performance and reliability.

Steps:

• Move events to L2 (BSC/Arbitrum) + optional state channels for micro-payments
• Logs and telemetry off-chain (TimescaleDB/InfluxDB + Grafana)
• CI/CD: lint + tests + deploy scripts + contract size check

---

Future Phases

Phase 7: Advanced Features

• Federated learning for AI
• NFT robot identity
• Multi-chain support

Phase 8: Production

• Mainnet deployment
• Hardware integration
• Enterprise features

---

Key Milestones

Phase	Milestone	Status
Phase 0	Foundation Setup	✅ Complete
Phase 1	Basic Simulation	🔄 In Progress
Phase 2	Smart Contracts	📋 Planned
Phase 3	Integration	📋 Planned
Phase 4	Multi-Robot	📋 Planned
Phase 5	Security	📋 Planned
Phase 6	Optimization	📋 Planned

---

Current Status: Phase 0 complete, moving to Phase 1.