Players
Queue from any browser, one PRESS on a real box, sensor-verified outcome, earn MechaPoints, redeem in MechaMarket.
MechaBox ecosystem · 2026
Real machines.
Live audience.
One platform.
A cloud OS for remote physical boxes — skill games, experiential care, partner commerce, and MechaDev creator boxes — with fully automated RTMP live to YouTube & Facebook.
Players
Franchise operators
MechaPartners
MechaDevs
HQ
MVP platform live in development
Problem
Games feel fake. Arcades stay local. Brands want proof.
- Trust gap — Online skill games lack physical proof; players doubt outcomes.
- Local limits — Venues cannot monetize a global audience 24/7 from one machine.
- Sponsor fatigue — Brands need measurable live engagement, not banner blindness.
- Fragmented rewards — Players win credits with nowhere compelling to spend them.
Solution
Everyone wins on the same live loop.
Spectators
YouTube/Facebook embed per turn, sponsor rail, MechaBox chat, jump into queue.
Franchisees
Host the hardware and venue; earn operator share every play without building software.
MechaPartners
Title sponsorship, watch-feed campaigns, product catalog — exposure tied to live turns.
MechaDevs
Robotics and mechatronics builders ship their own game boxes on our SDK/API — queue, payments, broadcast, and spectator chat included. Earn when players patronize your box.
Home hosts
Buy a box, install at home, control anything remotely in real time — private (family-only) or public pay-to-play. Not just games: pet care, utilities, limitless physical “apps.”
Platform
Many box types — one cloud queue.
Skill box (MVP)
Timing Box: pay-to-play optional, queue, READY → ACTIVE, one press, sensors decide WIN/LOSE → fixed MechaPoints.
Experiential
Live care boxes (e.g. bird feed): crowd watches, players trigger real hardware — no win/lose.
Scheduled task
Press inside assigned time windows; compliant press earns task MechaPoints.
Home-hosted
Consumer buys a box, sets it up at home, controls it online — private or public pay-to-play. Games optional.
Third-party creators and home hosts list public boxes on the arcade — see MechaDevs and MechaBox at home slides.
MechaBox at home
Buy a box. Host it at home. Control anything remotely.
A MechaBox is not always a game. It is a real-time remote actuator with live video — limited only by imagination. Switch, feed, dispense, monitor: if it moves or toggles on the Pi, the cloud can drive it.
Example · pet care
Mount a feeder + camera, set up for your pets, go on vacation, and feed them from your phone — watch the live cam as the box dispenses. One use case among countless others.
Private or public
Private — only you (and invited friends) control your box.
Public — list on the arcade; anyone can actuate via pay-to-play; you earn host share.
- Kit + SDK — Standard parts bundle (case, Pi, drivers, motors, camera) + MechaDev SDK to register and manage the box.
- Beyond pets — Plant watering, gates, lights, shop displays, art installations, co-op care with friends — same queue + actuation stack.
- One platform — Arcade games, franchise venues, MechaDev creators, and home hosts all run on the same cloud OS.
Game mechanics
Skill box — how a turn works
IDLE→
READY 12s→
ACTIVE 10s→
One PRESS→
Pi actuates→
Sensor WIN/LOSE→
RESOLVING
- Physical proof — Outcome from GPIO button + motor sensors, tied to player account.
- Latency is skill — Network RTT is part of the game; shown on play UI.
- One press per turn — Duplicates ignored; timeout = LOSE.
- No rolling pot — WIN pays a fixed MechaPoints reward configured per box.
Player journey
From spectator to redeemer
/arcade→
/watch live→
/play queue→
WIN → MP→
/wallet→
/marketplace
Watch
Free spectate; YT/FB embed; featured partner products; handoff banner when your turn is near.
Play
PHP play balance or GCash entry; READY countdown; PRESS; win/lose panel with MechaMarket CTA.
Wallet
PHP play balance (GCash top-up) + MechaPoints in header; redeem MP in MechaMarket.
Chat
MechaBox chat on watch + play; system messages for queue and outcomes.
MechaPoints & MechaMarket
Reward currency → partner products
MechaPoints (MP)
Skill-box WIN credits fixed MP to wallet (not a physical prize at the press). 1 MP ≈ ₱1 in-app value. Header chip + first-time help popover for players.
MechaMarket
MechaPartners list catalog items; players redeem MP for dropship products. Checkout/fulfillment scoring expanding.
- Entry ≠ reward — PHP entry funds operator/platform split; only wins (and scheduled tasks) grant MP.
- Sponsor prize mode — Optional direct claim flow for special campaigns (`/my-prizes`).
Live broadcast
Fully automated — YouTube & Facebook, no manual go-live
Both platforms accept RTMP. Raspberry Pi 5 (or edge server) + cloud APIs start, push, and end the feed programmatically — zero operator clicking “Go Live.”
Turn / block starts→
API creates live→
Pi RTMP push→
YT + FB embed→
Auto end
YouTube
Live Streaming API — create, bind, and stop broadcasts via RTMP ingest. Channel verified & in good standing.
Graph API — create and end Live videos via RTMP. Page compliant with Partner Monetization Policies.
0Manual steps
RTMPPi → platforms
2Simultaneous targets
Broadcast architecture
Continuous stream — platform-friendly & audience-friendly
Very short streams every few minutes can trigger YouTube/Facebook review (spam-like). MechaBox production target: one long-running RTMP feed with game sessions back-to-back — lobby overlay between turns.
Continuous live (target)
Hours-long stream; Pi keeps RTMP alive. Between games: countdown, queue ticker, leaderboard — “next game starting soon.”
Session highlights
Auto-clip each turn; upload as VOD post-session for replay discovery.
Scheduled blocks
1–2 hour peak blocks; multiple games per block; API schedules go-live windows.
- Automation stack — Camera Module v3 → FFmpeg encode → Restream.io or dual RTMP tee → YouTube Live + Facebook Live simultaneously.
- MVP today — Per-turn
BroadcastSession+ mock embeds; PiBROADCAST_LIVEmode stubbed — migrating to continuous RTMP at launch. - Platform notes — FB ~60s minimum recommended; YT discourages dozens of 2–3 min streams/day — continuous feed avoids both.
MechaPartners
Brands on the spectator surface
Title sponsorship
1 Primary + up to 2 Co-presenting slots per box on overlay / watch rail.
Campaigns
Watch-feed ads with click-through; managed in MechaPartner portal (`/partner`).
Catalog
List products in MechaMarket; players redeem MP; partner dropships.
Every live turn is a measurable impression moment — not a static banner on a dead page.
For MechaPartners
Why brands join
- Live proof — Your logo rides a real hardware event watched on YouTube/Facebook.
- Product funnel — Featured items on watch; redemption in MechaMarket with your catalog.
- Hybrid title — Primary “Presented by” plus co-presenting strip — configurable per game box.
- Low lift — One partner account: campaigns + catalog; HQ links you to games.
For franchise operators
Own the box. We run the cloud.
What you get
Queue, payments (GCash rails), dual video pipelines, overlays, E-stop, admin console, YT/FB broadcast tooling, MechaPartner ad surfaces.
What you do
Venue, power, basic mechanical maintenance, local compliance. Earn operator share every paid play.
- Onboarding — Site survey → Pi install → overlay config → go live.
- Support — Remote diagnostics, HQ escalation, E-stop kill path.
- Marketing — 24/7 cloud queue + live streams drive players to your box ID.
- Territory — Exclusivity options per city/venue (terms TBD).
MechaDevs
Build a box. Plug into our cloud.
MechaDev SDK / API
Subscription + scoped API keys. Your hardware speaks our contract: actuation commands, sensor outcomes, heartbeat, E-stop. Queue, orchestrator, payments, YT/FB broadcast, and chat are platform-managed — you do not get our source or box-agent secrets.
What you ship
Your electromechanical game or experience — timing box, feeder, display rig, robotics demo — certified against allowlisted commands. Listed on /arcade under your MechaDev profile.
- Like an app store for physical games — MechaBox is the OS; MechaDevs publish the “apps.”
- Safety — Signed manifests, audit logs, rate limits, remote kill — before public listing.
For MechaDevs
Creator pay when your box is patronized
Modeled on YouTube: when players pay to use your game box and spectators watch your turns, MechaBox shares platform revenue back to you.
Plays
Share of entry-fee platform portion attributed to your gameId — more paid queue joins, more dev earnings.
Watch time
Share of per-turn broadcast view/engagement revenue on MechaBox YT/FB when your box is live.
Discovery
Featured placement on arcade + sponsor adjacency when your box trends — virtuous loop like creator algorithms.
- MechaBox → MechaDev compensation — Periodic payout statement (plays, watch minutes, MP economy activity on your box); tiers by certification level.
- Not gambling rent — You earn because your creation is used and watched, not because you operate venue hardware (unless you also franchise-host).
- Roadmap — Dev portal, sandbox keys, revenue dashboard, certification program (Scale phase).
Product
Surfaces already built (MVP)
/play
Queue, payment choice, READY/ACTIVE countdowns, PRESS, outcome panel, MP chip.
/watch
Broadcast embed, sponsor rail, queue UX, handoff banner, chat.
Admin
Economics editor, overlay push, E-stop, claims, broadcast sessions.
/arcade
Pick a box; LIVE badge when broadcast active; watch or play CTAs.
Business model
Multiple revenue lines
- Entry fees — Configurable split: franchisee operator, platform, escrow reserve.
- MechaPoints economy — Drives MechaMarket redemptions; partners fund catalog margin.
- Live broadcast — Fully automated RTMP to YouTube + Facebook; view revenue on continuous or block streams.
- MechaPartner ads — Spectator-focused campaigns and title sponsorship fees.
- Franchise — HQ platform fee + operator share per box; no codebase fork.
- MechaDev creator share — Slice of platform revenue from plays + watch time on certified third-party boxes.
- GCash rails — PHP top-up for play (PayMongo/Xendit on launch roadmap).
Unit economics
Example: ₱50 pay-to-play skill box
40%Operator
₱20
50%Platform
₱25
10%Escrow
₱5
WINFixed MP
e.g. 50 MP
HQ-owned boxes keep full platform share. MechaDev boxes: configurable % of platform ₱25 + watch revenue flows to creator (YouTube-style patronization pool). WIN MP unchanged. All splits admin-configurable per game.
Why Philippines
Timing and infrastructure fit
- Live culture — YouTube & Facebook Live; audiences already watch and chat.
- GCash economy — Native PHP top-up rails (integration on launch roadmap).
- Franchise scale — HQ runs one platform; partners host boxes without rebuilding tech.
- Sponsor appetite — Local brands want live, shoppable, measurable engagement.
Roadmap
Phased delivery
- Now · MVP
Queue, orchestrator, MechaPoints, MechaMarket stub, broadcast sessions (mock), MechaPartner portal, franchise schema, admin, pitch. - Next · Launch
Live PayMongo/Xendit, Pi FFmpeg continuous RTMP (YT+FB APIs), Restream/dual ingest, lobby overlays, LiveKit play stream, MechaMarket checkout. - Scale
MechaDev SDK + certification, creator revenue dashboard, experiential boxes, home-hosted box program + consumer kit, fulfillment scoring, multi-venue franchise pilots.
Competition
Not a mobile clone. Not a passive stream.
Not us
RNG mobile games, passive claw streams, local-only arcades, desktop OBS setups, banner-only sponsor pages.
MechaBox
Skill on real hardware + per-turn live broadcast + MechaPoints → MechaMarket + franchise + MechaPartner + MechaDev creator economy.
Partner with us
What we are looking for
Investors
Hardware build, legal/compliance, payment float, first pilot venue.
Franchisees
Host boxes; earn operator share; LOI + pilot terms.
MechaPartners
Title sponsorship, watch campaigns, MechaMarket catalog.
MechaDevs
Ship certified game boxes on our API; earn creator share when players patronize your game.
Home hosts
Buy a MechaBox kit, install at home, run private remote control or public pay-to-play boxes — pets, utilities, anything actuated in real time.
- Next step — Demo at mechabox.local · contact HQ for LOI, partner onboarding, or MechaDev early access.
Vision
Many boxes. One platform.
Games, home-hosted remote control, pet-care feeds, partner commerce, and MechaDev creator boxes on real hardware — queue, pay, actuate, spectate, redeem. MechaBox is the cloud OS for anything physical online; franchisees and homeowners host the metal; MechaPartners fuel the market; MechaDevs and hosts expand the catalog and earn when the crowd shows up.
Make-a-box. Play the box.