6.3 ZK Proofs for Robotics

Traditional robotics platforms require robots to share raw logs, GPS trails, or video streams to prove they completed a task. This approach creates major privacy and security risks. A drone delivering a package, for example, would expose its full GPS route, potentially leaking customer addresses or sensitive infrastructure locations.

Roborus eliminates this issue by using zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs). A ZKP is a cryptographic method that allows a robot to prove that it completed a task without revealing how it was done. For example:

• A drone can prove it entered the correct delivery zone without showing its full flight path.

• A coverage robot can prove it scanned an area fully without revealing the raw video.

• A security bot can prove presence in a corridor without exposing camera frames.

ZKPs are validated on-chain by the ZK Verifier Contract, which accepts or rejects proofs deterministically. This ensures that payments and reputation updates only occur when valid proofs exist.

This feature is transformative because it creates a privacy-preserving accountability mechanism. Clients gain confidence that tasks are being completed as required, while robots and enterprises retain control over sensitive data. It shifts the robotics economy away from data-heavy surveillance toward cryptographic trust.