Virtuals Protocol bets on physical AI and robotics with Eastworlds accelerator

Virtuals Protocol, the platform known for launching tokenized AI agents, is making a calculated push into the physical world. Its new Eastworlds initiative functions as a robotics accelerator, giving selected builder teams access to humanoid robot platforms and up to a month of hands-on operational support. What Eastworlds actually does Eastworlds is designed to bridge the gap between onchain AI agent infrastructure and physical robotics hardware. Teams get access to robotic platforms like the Unitree G1, a humanoid robot that has become a popular development platform in the robotics community. Selected teams receive policy training tools and teleoperation capabilities. Policy training, in robotics terms, is how a robot learns to perform tasks through reinforcement learning or imitation. Teleoperation lets a human operator remotely control the robot, often to generate the training data that teaches it to act autonomously later. The operational support window runs up to one month. The focus areas include manipulation (picking things up, assembling objects) and locomotion (walking, balancing, navigating obstacles). Getting into the program isn’t open to everyone. Teams need to mainta...