This week we dive into the emerging “machine economy” — a world where robots, drones, and devices act as independent economic agents on-chain. We break down how decentralized physical AI (DPI) blends AI, robotics, and decentralized physical infrastructure networks to let machines earn, spend, and coordinate value without a human in the loop.

- How Web3 turns automated devices into autonomous economic actors  

- The DPI stack: AI (brain), robotics (body), and DPIN/DePIN (nervous system + utility grid)  

- Peak (PEQ) as a machine-focused L1: identity, payments, access control, and a growing ecosystem  

- Real-world examples: tokenized robo-farms in Hong Kong and machine-driven revenue flows  

- The full operational stack: GeoNet for positioning, Auki for spatial data, ROVR for mapping, and AI/controller projects like CodeXFlow and Neuron9  

- What the TVL, volumes, and yields tell us about where institutional capital is actually flowing  

- How early we still are: scalability challenges, technical risks, and what has to be proven next  

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