robotics is entering the crypto conversation for a reason that goes beyond tokenizing machines. tiger research points to a more practical connection: autonomous systems need infrastructure to collect physical world data, coordinate contributors and support interactions between machines and services. the data problem is especially important. the internet contains huge amounts of text and images, but it cannot provide every spatial detail, movement pattern or real world condition a robot may encounter. this creates room for decentralized networks to contribute something useful: a way to source and coordinate data beyond the walls of a single company. @vangrid_io is working on one part of that picture, using everyday smartphones to capture spatial information from real environments. robotics may become a major 2026 narrative, but the lasting value will depend on whether the infrastructure solves real problems outside the crypto ecosystem.