{"id":14752,"date":"2025-10-30T09:25:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T09:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/pi-network-ventures-backs-openmind-to-build-decentralized-os-for-robots\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T09:25:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T09:25:12","slug":"pi-network-ventures-backs-openmind-to-build-decentralized-os-for-robots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/pi-network-ventures-backs-openmind-to-build-decentralized-os-for-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"Pi Network Ventures backs OpenMind to build decentralized OS for robots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Pi Network Ventures has made its first-ever investment by backing OpenMind, a company developing a decentralized OS for robots, building on the momentum of OpenMind\u2019s earlier $20M funding round.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_764ec8610b90e6b322fd9475fcab1d2a\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OpenMind is developing OM1, a hardware-agnostic OS for robots, and FABRIC, a protocol that enables secure identity verification, collaboration, and coordination across machines.<\/li>\n<li>A proof-of-concept experiment using Pi Network\u2019s 350,000+ nodes demonstrated that the decentralized network can handle real AI workloads, allowing node operators to earn Pi for contributing compute power.<\/li>\n<li>Following the pilot, OpenMind plans to expand OM1 and FABRIC development, refine pilot programs, and onboard additional partners over the next year.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pi Network Ventures makes its first-ever strategic investment <\/h2>\n<p>Pi Network Ventures, the investment arm of Pi Network (PI), has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/openmind.org\/news\/pi%20network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">announced<\/a> its first-ever investment, backing OpenMind, a company developing a decentralized OS for robots. <\/p>\n<p>OpenMind is building OM1, an OS designed to give robots a unified way to perceive, reason, and act across different hardware platforms. Built on top of it is FABRIC, a protocol that enables robots to identify, verify, and collaborate with each other securely in both physical and digital environments.<\/p>\n<p>The investment aims to connect Pi Network\u2019s global decentralized node ecosystem with OpenMind\u2019s robotics technology, enabling a shared computational and economic framework for both humans and machines. <\/p>\n<p>According to OpenMind CTO Boyuan Chen, \u201cOur mission has always been to create open infrastructure for intelligence that exists in the real world, not just in the cloud. Working with Pi Network helps us extend that idea across both robotics and decentralized computing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OpenMind previously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/openmind.org\/news\/openmind-20m-raise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">closed<\/a> a $20M funding round led by Pantera Capital in August 2025, with backing from Coinbase Ventures, Ribbit, Topology, Pebblebed, and other prominent investors.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the investment, OpenMind and Pi Network conducted a proof-of-concept experiment to test distributed AI processing using Pi\u2019s global node network. Over 350,000 active Pi Nodes participated by providing unused computing resources for OpenMind\u2019s image recognition models.<\/p>\n<p>The results confirmed that Pi\u2019s decentralized network could handle real AI workloads, turning the system into a large-scale, peer-powered AI cluster. Node operators were able to earn Pi for contributing their compute power, showcasing the potential of distributed AI training and inference without relying on centralized cloud providers.<\/p>\n<p>Following the successful pilot, OpenMind plans to expand development of OM1 and FABRIC, refine pilot deployments, and onboard additional partners over the next year. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pi Network Ventures has made its first-ever investment by backing OpenMind, a company developing a decentralized OS for robots, building on the momentum of OpenMind\u2019s earlier $20M funding round. 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