RankShield Robotics # Every robot action, authorized before it moves. The verifiable, post-quantum security and attestation layer for robots and embodied AI. RankShield Robotics is a verifiable, post-quantum security layer for robots and embodied AI. It authorizes every high-consequence action before the actuator moves, signs it with post-quantum cryptography, and writes a tamper-evident receipt to the RankShield Network, so an embodied agent can't act on a command it can't prove was authorized, and every action is one you can verify yourself. [Request early access](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/request-access/)[Explore the platform](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/platform/) pre-actuation authorizationper-robot identityRFC 6962 provenancepost-quantum signing RANKSHIELD NETWORK ACTION AUTHORIZATIONsealed 0 arm.move · cell-7verified ✓ authorized · 0x9f2a4c1be payload.actuateverified ✓ ✕ denied · unsigned · 0x71c0e83a firmware.stateverified ✓ attested · 0x3d77be21 DEMONSTRATION · PRE-ACTUATION GATE → SEALING → VERIFIED The category ## What is a verifiable robot security layer? A verifiable robot security layer is the checkpoint between "the system decided" and "the robot moved." Unlike endpoint detection or network security, which watch for trouble and report it after the fact, RankShield Robotics authorizes each high-consequence action before the actuator moves, binds it to a per-robot cryptographic identity, and emits a tamper-evident receipt. Robots are the highest-stakes class of non-human identity: a software agent that errs costs money, but an embodied agent acting on an unauthorized command causes physical harm. So they need provable, pre-motion authorization more than any other system. [01 / GATEPre-actuation authorizationAuthorize or deny each command before motion. Deny-by-default.How the gate works →](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/solutions/pre-actuation-authorization-gate/) [02 / IDENTITYPer-robot identityHardware-rooted, post-quantum. No shared keys, clones can't hide.Robot identity →](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/solutions/robot-identity-attestation/) [03 / PROVENANCEAction provenanceA tamper-evident, verifiable black box for every robot action.Provenance →](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/solutions/robot-action-provenance/) The mechanism ## How do you stop a robot from executing an unauthorized action? You put a pre-actuation authorization gate in front of the actuator. Each high-consequence command must carry a valid signature from the robot's per-device key and pass a deny-by-default policy before the motor moves. A command that is unsigned, replayed, spoofed, or produced by a manipulated vision-language-action model is denied, and the denial is itself sealed as a verifiable receipt. This is why attestation neutralizes prompt injection even after the model is fooled: the fix lives below the model, at the action boundary. - Per-device signature , verified against a hardware-rooted key; no shared secret to steal. - Deny-by-default policy , high-consequence actions must be explicitly allow-listed. - Dead-man liveness , a captured or offline robot goes stale and is denied. - Sealed verdict , every allow/deny written to the RFC 6962 transparency log. [See how it defeats VLA prompt injection →](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/threats/vla-prompt-injection-robot-hijack/) ACTION RECEIPTunverified robotur-10e · cell-7 actionarm.move → pose_4 algML-DSA-65 · post-quantum digest0x9f2a4c1be7… sealed to the RankShield Network ✓post-quantum signature ✓RFC 6962 inclusion proof ✓ Verify independently DEMONSTRATION · ANYONE CAN CHECK A RECEIPT AGAINST THE PUBLIC LOG Coverage ## What robots and fleets does RankShield protect? RankShield is a vendor-neutral attestation plane that rides on top of any robot stack, it does not replace your controller or ROS. It secures humanoids, autonomous mobile robots, surgical and medical robots, defense and teleoperated systems, cobots, quadrupeds, and delivery robots, across mixed-vendor fleets under one identity model. [HUMANOIDHumanoid fleetsAttested identity + action control for factory and service humanoids.Humanoid security →](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/robots/humanoid-robot-security/) [AMRWarehouse / AMRStop ransomware and fleet-wide lateral movement.AMR security →](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/robots/amr-warehouse-robot-security/) [SURGICALSurgical / medicalPatient-safe attestation and per-procedure provenance.Medical robot security →](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/robots/surgical-medical-robot-security/) Building robots? See [security for robot OEMs](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/industries/robot-oem-security/). Operating a fleet? See [fleet operator security](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/industries/robot-fleet-operator-security/). Why attestation ## How is attested action provenance different from an EDR agent? Endpoint detection and response watches a device and raises alerts after suspicious behavior, it is reactive, and its own logs can be altered by whoever compromised the device. Attested action provenance is preventive and tamper-evident: it authorizes the action before motion and produces a cryptographic receipt of who approved what, chained into an append-only transparency log. That receipt is admissible as forensic evidence, satisfies auditors, and gives insurers something they can actually verify. Detection tells you a robot might have been compromised; provenance proves what it was authorized to do. The two are complementary, RankShield adds the verifiable layer that detection and IAM tools don't provide. [Compare detection vs. IAM vs. verifiable attestation →](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/compare/robot-security-solutions/) Compliance ## Which robotics regulations does RankShield help you meet? The rules arriving in 2026–2027 make robot cybersecurity mandatory, and they ask for exactly what RankShield produces: provable integrity and an auditable record. ISO 10218:2025 now requires a cybersecurity risk assessment for industrial robots; the EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230 makes protection against corruption a binding requirement from 20 January 2027; IEC 62443 and the Cyber Resilience Act add lifecycle and integrity duties. RankShield's attestation and action provenance generate the evidence these frameworks demand. [MAPStandards map 2026–27ISO 10218:2025 · IEC 62443 · EU MR · CRA, cross-walked to controls.Compliance hub →](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/compliance/robot-cybersecurity-standards/) [EU MREU Machinery 2023/1230Robot cyber obligations before January 2027.EU Machinery Reg →](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/compliance/eu-machinery-regulation-2023-1230-cybersecurity/) [THREATS2026 threat mapUniPwn, VLA injection, robot botnets, and the control for each.Threat landscape →](https://rankshieldrobotics.com/threats/embodied-ai-robot-security-threats/) Early access ## How do I get access? RankShield Robotics is a new pillar of the RankShield Network. We're working with robot makers, fleet operators, and healthcare and defense teams on first deployments, pre-actuation authorization, per-robot identity, and provenance you can audit, on a set of robots in weeks. If autonomous machines act on your behalf, let's talk. 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