In a world-first for robotics, WISeKey International Holding Ltd (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY) will connect its WISeRobot to the WISeSat.Space satellite constellation using post-quantum cryptography, demonstrating a secure link as early as the second quarter of 2026. This ambitious project integrates space-based connectivity with quantum-resilient cybersecurity, secure digital identity, and AI, creating a truly autonomous system. “Security, accountability, and privacy are not to be treated as optional features, but as intrinsic properties of the system by design,” emphasizes the company’s commitment to ethical AI. By embedding human values and leveraging its subsidiary, SEALSQ Corp’s (NASDAQ: LAES) technology, WISeKey aims to establish a new standard for trustworthy, economically active robots operating in a quantum-threatened world.
WISeRobot.CH: Post-Quantum Secure Robotics & Value Alignment
A groundbreaking robotics project, WISeRobot.CH, is poised to demonstrate the first connection between a robot and a satellite constellation secured by post-quantum cryptography (PQC) during a WISeSat launch in the second quarter of 2026. Spearheaded by WISeKey International Holding Ltd, the initiative aims to create an autonomous system integrating space-based connectivity with robust, future-proofed cybersecurity. This isn’t simply about technological advancement; it represents a deliberate effort to embed ethical considerations directly into the core of artificial intelligence.
WISeRobot will leverage the WISeSat.Space constellation to access resilient communications, shielded against both current and potential quantum computing attacks, utilizing technologies developed by WISeKey’s subsidiary, SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES). At the heart of this endeavor is a secure digital identity, built upon post-quantum-resistant chips that establish “cryptographic roots of trust,” safeguarding the robot’s operations throughout its lifespan. Beyond security, WISeRobot will incorporate a native SEALCOIN wallet, enabling secure machine-to-machine (M2M) payments, allowing for autonomous transactions and interactions within a trusted, quantum-resilient environment. This capability positions WISeRobot as a potential economic agent, capable of operating within regulated digital spaces.
The project extends beyond mere technological resilience, focusing on a “value-aware robotic platform vision.” Human values—dignity, fairness, and respect for privacy, among others—are being translated into technical mechanisms, including value-aligned datasets and explainable decision-making processes. Each instance of WISeRobot will possess a verifiable identity, ensuring traceability and compliance. Carlos Moreira, Founder and CEO WISeKey and SEALSQ, explains that they are “incrementally expanding the capabilities of WISeRobot.CH, teaching it to perform new functions and reason at increasingly advanced levels,” even incorporating content from Davos roundtables to inform its ethical framework.
A public demonstration of an AI module capable of answering expert-level questions related to quantum technologies is planned for TechFest in Grenoble.
WISeSat.Space Constellation Enables Resilient Robot Connectivity
This isn’t merely about connecting a robot to space; it’s about building a system fundamentally resistant to evolving cyber threats, including those posed by quantum computing. The WISeRobot project distinguishes itself by integrating multiple layers of security, including a secure digital identity rooted in post-quantum–resistant chips. These “roots of trust” are designed to protect the robot’s core functions throughout its operational life, ensuring data integrity and authenticity. WISeKey’s ambition is to showcase a future where robotic intelligence is both powerful and ethically grounded, operating within a framework of trust and accountability.
SEALSQ Semiconductors & Secure Digital Identity for WISeRobot
WISeKey’s forthcoming demonstration of the WISeRobot, connected via the WISeSat.Space constellation, hinges on a critical component: post-quantum cryptography (PQC) delivered through its subsidiary, SEALSQ Corp (NASDAQ: LAES). SEALSQ isn’t simply providing software; the company is developing and selling the semiconductors themselves, embedding cryptographic roots of trust directly into the robot’s hardware. This foundational security is intended to safeguard against evolving threats, particularly the anticipated arrival of quantum computers capable of breaking current encryption standards. The launch, scheduled for the second quarter of 2026, represents a world-first, integrating space-based connectivity with quantum-resilient cybersecurity within an autonomous robotic system.
This focus on inherent security extends to the robot’s digital identity. Each WISeRobot instance will be equipped with a secure digital identity, anchored in these post-quantum resistant chips, ensuring traceability and accountability. WISeRobot is being enriched with content from Davos roundtables, allowing it to internalize discussions on technology, geopolitics, and ethics. Furthermore, an advanced AI module now allows the robot to respond to expert-level inquiries regarding post-quantum cryptography and cybersecurity, a capability that will be publicly demonstrated in Grenoble.
This convergence of secure hardware, advanced AI, and ethical frameworks aims to establish a new benchmark for intelligent machines – powerful, resilient, and fundamentally aligned with human values.
We are incrementally expanding the capabilities of WISeRobot.CH , teaching it to perform new functions and reason at increasingly advanced levels.
Carlos Moreira, Founder and CEO WISeKey and SEALSQ
SEALCOIN Integration: Machine-to-Machine Payments & Autonomous Agents
This connection isn’t simply about remote control; it’s about establishing a fully autonomous system capable of independent economic activity. This allows WISeRobot to “autonomously authenticate, transact, and settle services with other machines, devices, and digital infrastructures in a trusted and quantum-resilient manner,” according to company statements. This M2M capability is underpinned by a commitment to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), vital for safeguarding transactions against future threats from quantum computing. Beyond security, the WISeRobot project aims to translate human values into technical mechanisms, utilizing value-aligned datasets and explainable AI. This development signals a move toward intelligent machines operating as true economic agents, operating within a secure and auditable environment.
