OpenMind

Market context

OpenMind sits in the robot software layer, aiming to make robot intelligence more portable across hardware platforms and shared autonomy networks.

Facts

• Website: https://openmind.com/
• HQ: San Francisco, United States
• Segment: Foundation Models

Open robot intelligence infrastructure

OpenMind develops robot intelligence infrastructure, including OM1 runtime and FABRIC coordination layers for embodied-AI systems.

• Target environment: Robot software, cross-platform autonomy, coordination networks and embodied-AI developer workflows.
• Deployment model: Software infrastructure model for portable robot intelligence rather than one hardware form factor.
• Customer context: Robot builders and developers who want reusable autonomy software across different platforms.
• Workflow context: Teams use OpenMind software layers to coordinate robot behavior, share autonomy and connect different robot systems.
• Commercial maturity: Early infrastructure company with open robotics software positioning and developer-facing materials.
• Market position: Positioned in the robot intelligence layer rather than robot manufacturing.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on hardware support, developer traction, security, reliability and clarity of deployment workflows.
• Adjacent context: Adjacent systems include ROS tooling, autonomy runtimes, fleet coordination software and embodied-AI model layers.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2025-12-17 - Partnership - OpenMind partners with NEAR AI for home robotics privacy - • OpenMind partnered with NEAR AI to integrate NEAR AI Cloud's private inference technology into their autonomous robots. • This integration ensures that user data is encrypted on the robot before being sent to the cloud, processed securely within a Trusted E…
• 2025-12-11 - Award - OpenMind wins 3rd place in Foundation Models and Robot Brains prize - • OpenMind secured 3rd place in the Foundation Models and Robot Brains prize track at the Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Awards & Summit in ... • The event was hosted by Nebius and NVIDIA, showcasing top global innovators in robotics and physical AI. • OpenMin…
• 2025-12-02 - Partnership - OpenMind partners with Circle on machine-to-machine payments - • OpenMind partnered with Circle to integrate the x402 payment protocol into embodied robots. • These robots, equipped with NVIDIA Jetson Thor chips, will use the protocol to perform high-frequency, real-time payments while executing. • The collaboration enab…
• 2025-12-02 - Partnership - OpenMind and Circle partner on payment infrastructure for embodied AI transactions - OpenMind and Circle announced a Dec 2, 2025 partnership to develop payment infrastructure for machine-to-machine embodied AI transactions. The collaboration focuses on transaction standards for autonomous robot payments, settlement security, and operational i…
• 2025-11-04 - Award - OpenMind Named Top 100 Robotics Startup in 2025 - • OpenMind was recognized as one of the top 100 robotics startups in 2025 by The Robot Report. • The Startup Radar report listed 100 emerging robotics companies shaping the future of the industry.
• 2025-11-01 - Demonstration - OpenMind unveils BrainPack for robots to enhance autonomy and mapping - Signals intent to disrupt single-vendor ecosystems in robotics. Enhances autonomy and mapping capabilities for a broader range of robots. Utilizes NVIDIA Jetson Thor for improved processing power.
• 2025-09-18 - Product Launch - OpenMind launches OM1 Beta open-source operating system - • OpenMind released the beta version of OM1, an open-source operating system for intelligent robots. • The system is hardware-agnostic, supporting various robot types including quadrupeds, humanoids, wheeled robots, and drones. • OM1 integrates with AI models…

Context tags

• Robotics foundation model labs - Peer Group - Company profile and official context support Robotics foundation model labs.
• Robot development platforms - Stack Layer - Company profile and official context support Robot development platforms.
• Robot learning platforms - Stack Layer - Company profile and official context support Robot learning platforms.