MODE: SAFETY-CRITICAL
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Litepaper.

The deeper read on Neuron, the gap it addresses, and the network it builds.

01 · Introduction

Neuron is the decentralized human-feedback and safety-evaluation layer for humanoid robotics. Expert evaluators grade robot behavior on real job-sites, and that graded signal feeds RLHF datasets and training pipelines. Launching on Virtuals (Base).

02 · The gap

Data, not models or compute, is the named bottleneck. About 500,000 hours of quality interaction data exist against the tens of millions needed. Simulation cannot grade a live safety call. The cost of getting it wrong is already visible on real sites.

REPORTED INCIDENTS
  • Feb 2025 · Fremont · Tesla Optimus pins maintenance worker · reported $51M suit
  • Nov 2025 · reported first robot-caused worker fatality · sensors misclassified human as object

03 · How Neuron works

  • A distributed evaluator network
  • Safety-critical behavioral scoring
  • An RLHF-for-robotics pipeline
  • Expertise tiers with verification
  • A construction and industrial focus

04 · Where Neuron fits

Crypto built the data-collection layer (capture and teleoperation). Nobody built the evaluation layer. Even verified-collection work only confirms data was captured correctly, not that the robot behaved correctly. Neuron owns that uncontested slot, and complements the collection projects rather than competing with them.

05 · FAQ

What is Neuron?
The decentralized human-feedback and safety-evaluation layer for humanoid robotics. A distributed network of expert evaluators grades what robots actually do on real job-sites, and that graded signal trains them.
How is grading different from collecting data?
Collection produces footage and telemetry. Grading is a human judgment on top of that footage: did the robot make the right call. Without that judgment, you cannot train for safety, only for capture.
Who are the evaluators and how is quality kept?
Tiered experts (general, trade-qualified, safety-critical). Quality is kept through cross-evaluator agreement, seeded gold-standard items, stake-backed grading, and slashing.
Is there a product yet?
Pre-launch. The console on this site is a preview with sample evaluations. The MVP evaluation network ships in Phase 2.
When does $NEURON launch?
On Virtuals (Base), in Phase 1. Follow on X for the launch signal.