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OpenMind Partners with Chinese Humanoid Makers to Bring Their Robots to Global Markets

US-based OpenMind, which develops OM1 — an open-source, hardware-agnostic operating system for robots — is collaborating with Chinese humanoid manufacturers including Unitree, UBTech, AgiBot, LimX Dynamics, Booster Robotics, and EngineAI to help them expand internationally. CEO Jan Liphardt, also a Stanford bioengineering professor, noted that China is ahead of the US in robotics hardware thanks to vertically integrated supply chains and intense domestic competition. OpenMind's approach: provide US-hosted software, local data storage, and cloud infrastructure to help Chinese firms navigate regulatory and commercial hurdles in Western markets. The OS integrates vision, audio, and spatial data into a unified model that drives robot actions across humanoids, quadrupeds, and drones. OpenMind is targeting human-facing applications in retail, hospitals, and schools — not factories.

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·EE Times Asia / Automation World 2026
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·CNBC / Barclays
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·Semafor