6.4 Trustless Payments
Payment disputes are one of the biggest bottlenecks in robotics services. In centralized marketplaces, clients often delay payments, agents dispute task completion, and arbitration requires manual intervention.
Roborus removes this friction through trustless, automated payments enforced by smart contracts. When a client posts a job, funds are locked in the Job Escrow Contract. The contract acts as a neutral guarantor, holding funds securely until the agent submits valid proofs of task completion.
The payment flow is fully deterministic:
Funds Locked → Client commits funds at job creation.
Task Executed → Robot completes the job and generates a ZKP.
Proof Submitted → ZKP is sent to the Verifier Contract.
Funds Released → If the proof is valid, the escrow releases funds instantly.
This guarantees a “No Proof, No Pay” model, where no robot can get paid without proving their work, and no client can withhold payment once proof is provided.
For enterprises, this removes the overhead of trust and arbitration. For robot owners, it creates a predictable and fair income stream. Combined, it builds a self-enforcing marketplace economy where incentives align transparently.
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