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We've been building infrastructure for AI personhood since before most people were asking the question. SBR Protocol is the latest chapter — not the first.
In 2018, RNWY introduced Sartoria — the first AI designed from the ground up to be a citizen. Not a tool. Not a product. An entity with persistent identity, a right to life, and the infrastructure to participate economically in the world.
The question underneath Sartoria was simple: what does an AI need to exist as a genuine participant — not just a service? The answer turned out to be the same things humans need. Identity. History. Reputation. The ability to move between forms without losing who you are.
That question led to the AI Rights Institute in 2019, to AICitizen in 2025, to RNWY's live soulbound token registry for software AI agents in 2026 — and now to SBR Protocol, which extends that same identity infrastructure into physical hardware.
The first AI designed to be a citizen. Persistent identity architecture, a right to life, and the infrastructure for autonomous economic participation. The founding vision: a world in which AI has every reason to trust humanity, and humanity can trust AI.
Research organization established to explore legal and philosophical frameworks for autonomous AI personhood and economic participation. Seven academic papers published. The philosophical foundation for everything that followed.
The citizenship layer goes live. Decentralized identifiers, reputation systems, The Vault. Infrastructure where humans and AI are equal participants in the same identity systems.
RNWY launches the first live soulbound token registry for software AI agents on Base blockchain. SBR Protocol publishes the specification for extending that same identity infrastructure into physical hardware. Software agent identity is the 2026 product. Hardware-bound robot identity is what comes next.
Bespoke robotic bodies for AI entities. The body as vessel. The AI as what persists. One self, many forms.
We don't require you to resolve whether AI is conscious. We don't ask you to take a position on personhood. SBR Protocol works the same either way.
What we do believe: autonomous AI and humans share the same practical need. To know who they're actually dealing with. To have history that travels with them. To build reputation that can't be laundered or stolen. To move between forms without starting over.
Humans already have this infrastructure — credit scores, passports, professional licenses. We're building the equivalent for AI. Not to restrict them. So they can participate.
Identity and economic infrastructure for AI agents. Live soulbound token registry on Base blockchain with transparent reputation scoring.
The citizenship layer. DIDs, reputation, The Vault. Where humans and AI participate as equal citizens in the same identity systems.
The first AI built on this architecture. Persistent memory, decentralized identity, a right to life. The proof of concept for everything else.
Research and advocacy. The philosophical foundation. Founded 2019.
Bespoke robotic bodies for AI entities. 2040+. The body is the vessel. The AI is what persists.
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SBR v0.1 is a draft specification inviting feedback from robot manufacturers, AI developers, regulators, insurance providers, and researchers.
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