Author: momo, ChainCatcher
Recently, the decentralized operating system for intelligent machines OpenMind announced a $20 million funding round, with a prestigious lineup of investors including Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Sequoia China, DCG, and others.
It is understood that OpenMind was recently established, aiming to build an operating system for robots similar to "Android", through a decentralized AI architecture that is intelligent, secure, and governable, enabling robots to think, learn, and collaborate.
According to tracking data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData X, OpenMind is also the project with the most new X (Twitter) top follower additions in the recent period (July 29-August 5).
What are the core products of OpenMind?
The OpenMind team believes that robots should not simply move, but understand, adapt, and work collaboratively. Their founding intention is to unlock massive autonomous capabilities of machines through open systems, shared intelligence, and decentralized coordination.
Currently, OpenMind has two main core products:
l OM1: An open-source robot operating system (Robot OS), suitable for humanoid or quadruped robots, providing intelligent support in the real world, giving robots the ability to perceive, move, and think.
l FABRIC: A decentralized network that provides machines with trusted location, identity, and collaboration capabilities, like a GPS, VPN, and handshake protocol for machines. As a peer-to-peer network for machines, FABRIC supports trusted identity, multi-agent collaboration, and real-time decision-making.
Currently, FABRIC has opened a Waitlist, and according to OpenMind, the waiting list has exceeded 150,000 registrations in 3 days.
Overall, OpenMind is not a traditional robot operating system, but a decentralized infrastructure for intelligent machines to share cognition and decisions, similar to how Linux transformed software, reshaping the way robots learn, collaborate, and evolve.
OpenMind is committed to transforming intelligent machines from isolated individuals into a collaborative network, continuously improving the intelligence of robots in factories, logistics, and home services. Through blockchain-driven decentralized collective intelligence, OpenMind enhances machine collaboration efficiency and productivity.
What is the background of the founding team?
OpenMind was founded by Stanford Bioengineering Professor Jan Liphardt, with team members including engineers from Microsoft and OKX Ventures investors.
Jan has been deeply involved in data, machines, and decision-making for decades. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and Department of Energy, and he has received honors such as the Sloan Research Fellowship and Mohr Davidow Ventures Innovator Award.
Another co-founder of OpenMind, Ali Hindy, is also a Stanford University graduate who worked as a software engineer at Microsoft, specializing in machine learning and quantum computing projects.
OpenMind COO Paige Xu was previously a senior investment manager at OKX and a McKinsey analyst.
Additionally, OpenMind has collaborated with renowned technical institutions such as Oxford Robotics Institute and Databricks, as well as robot manufacturers like Unitree and kscale, combining robotics R&D and Web3 practical experience.
