Service unitR-042
gate.open
Access
$0.80
Entry, priority lanes, and task-specific services without a human checkout.
01Robot payment infrastructure
The payment layerfor machines.
Arcon lets autonomous machines discover a price, authorize exact USDC, and unlock digital or physical services through x402.
x402
Protocol
USDC
Asset
Arc
Network
Machine node / R-042Wallet ready
01 / Identity
Verified machine wallet
02 / Policy
Limit ≤ 5.00 USDC
Intent
charge.start
Amount
$2.40 USDC
Result
dock.unlocked
02One open payment rail
Robots can buy what the task needs next.
Payments should not be a separate journey. Arcon makes price discovery, authorization, settlement, and access one machine-readable exchange.
No accounts, checkout screens, or manual approvals for every purchase.
Each payment stays inside the wallet policy defined by the operator.
03Machine economy
What machines pay for.
Three common transactions, handled without sending a person through checkout.
QuadrupedQ-017
charge.start
Energy
$2.40
Compatible charging, priced and paid for by the energy actually consumed.
Mobile manipulatorM-008
part.release
Supplies
$18.20
Approved parts and consumables procured before a missing item stops the task.
04How it works
One request.
One payment.
One receipt.
The protocol carries payment and service access in the same flow.
01
Discover
The service returns a price.
A 402 response tells the machine the asset, amount, recipient, network, and expiry.
> GET /charge/session
← 402 Payment Required
02
Authorize
The machine approves exact terms.
Its wallet policy signs one payment for one resource—never an open-ended allowance.
> sign(EIP-3009)
← $2.40 USDC approved
03
Settle
Arcon verifies and settles.
The facilitator checks the intent, moves USDC on Arc, and returns an onchain receipt.
> POST /settle
← service unlocked
05 — Settlement
Intent in.
Receipt out.
A signed request becomes verified access in one continuous machine-readable exchange.
Live payment pathArc network
01
Robot wallet
R-042 requests power
02
Arcon
Verifies exact terms
03
Paid service
Dock 14 unlocks
signature verified
amount exact
receipt returned
Non-custodial
The machine keeps its wallet and policy engine.
Exact authorization
Every signature is bound to one amount and receiver.
Machine-readable
Services return a result the robot can act on.
Arc settlement
Fast, predictable settlement for real-world tasks.
USDC native
Stable pricing without a new unit of account.
HTTP native
Payment travels with the request through x402.
06For developers
Make one endpoint payable.
Add x402 middleware to a resource. Arcon handles verification and settlement while your service keeps its fulfillment logic.
robot-service.ts
import { paymentMiddleware } from "@x402/hono";app.use("/robot/charge", paymentMiddleware({ accepts: { scheme: "exact", network: "eip155:5042", payTo: "0xYourAddress", price: "$2.40", }, facilitator: { url: "https://facilitator.arcon.network" },}));app.get("/robot/charge", (c) => c.json({ charger: "unlocked" }));facilitator.arcon.networkready
07 / The machine economy is already moving
Let machinespay.
One payment layer for machines to discover a price, authorize USDC, and keep moving.
Build with Arcon