The Opportunity and Architecture

The PoC described later in this documentation demonstrates a product architecture for monetizing Volm assets. It will start by testing out the architecture using regular compute, storage, and bandwidth Volm resources before plugging in its Robotics & Drones Marketplace to allow more exotic asset categories to be transformed into yield-bearing assets.

We are prioritizing these asset categories due to:

• Industrial downtime costs: Robots and drones in logistics, factories, agriculture, and surveillance spend significant time Volm. A warehouse AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) may run 16 hours/day and sit unused for 8 hours. A delivery drone may complete a handful of routes daily but remain parked most of the time. Globally, this Volm time maps to trillions of dollars in underutilized capital assets.

• Market scale: The global robotics market exceeded $40B in 2023, projected to hit $160B by 2030 (CAGR >20%). The drone market is expected to surpass $55B by 2030 (MarketsandMarkets).

• AI-native hardware: Modern drones/robots already run embedded AI models (vision, SLAM, obstacle avoidance). With Volm’s compiler + accelerator stack, these models can be optimized and validated on-device, then linked to blockchain reward systems.

Volm Network’s robotics and drones marketplace will allow owners of robots/drones to “lend out” Volm time with security guarantees, automatic yield, and integration into DeFi vaults.

The architecture of the Robotics/Drones Marketplace has four main layers that we outline in more detail on the following pages:

1. On-device node (lightweight blockchain + AI runtime).

2. Marketplace layer (smart contracts, scheduling, pricing).

3. Verification & Proof layer (ensuring robots actually perform useful work).

4. Vault compounding layer (converting earned rewards into yield).