Axis Robotics has raised $12M in a seed round led by Hack VC, with Nomad Capital, Pi Network Ventures and 10K Ventures also taking part.

The startup is building a compounding "data engine" for physical AI — a closed-loop pipeline of simulation, real-world capture and human-in-the-loop training meant to solve the data-scarcity problem holding robotics back. It says 100,000+ contributors already feed the system.

Axis runs its contributor network on Base, recording wallet-linked proof-of-work on-chain, and ties into the BitRobot Network. There is no live token yet — supply and allocation remain undecided — so contributor rewards are currently points-based.