Big news for both Pi Network and the world of robotics — Pi Network Ventures has just made its first-ever investment, and it’s going into a company that’s building something straight out of the future: a decentralized operating system for robots.
The company is called OpenMind, and it’s developing new technology that could change how machines think, connect, and work together.
What OpenMind Is Building
OpenMind is working on two major products:
- OM1 — a hardware-agnostic operating system for robots. That means it can work across different robot types and brands, giving them a shared “brain” that helps them see, reason, and act in smarter ways.
- FABRIC — a secure protocol that lets robots identify, verify, and collaborate with each other safely — both in the real world and in digital environments.
In simple terms, OpenMind is creating a universal platform so robots can understand each other, share tasks, and work together — no matter who built them.
Why Pi Network Got Involved
Pi Network’s global community of 350,000+ nodes became a key part of this partnership. Before announcing the investment, OpenMind and Pi Network ran a real-world experiment to test how decentralized computing could power artificial intelligence.
Here’s what happened:
- Over 350,000 Pi Nodes provided unused computing power.
- OpenMind used that power to train and run its image recognition AI models.
- The test proved that Pi’s decentralized network can handle real AI workloads — something normally done only by massive cloud companies.
And here’s the coolest part: the node operators actually earned Pi for contributing their computing power. That means anyone helping the network run was rewarded for supporting AI tasks — a glimpse of how future decentralized AI systems could work.
What the Leaders Are Saying
Boyuan Chen, CTO of OpenMind, said:
“Our 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.”
The collaboration brings together two big ideas:
- OpenMind’s robotics intelligence
- Pi Network’s decentralized global computing power
Together, they’re building what could become a shared economy for both humans and machines — where robots, devices, and people all interact on the same decentralized network.
A Step Forward After Major Funding
This partnership comes after OpenMind’s $20 million funding round back in August 2025, led by Pantera Capital, with support from Coinbase Ventures, Ribbit, Topology, Pebblebed, and others.
That round helped OpenMind push its development forward, but Pi Network’s strategic investment adds something unique — real-world decentralization.
What’s Next
After the success of the pilot, OpenMind plans to expand development of OM1 and FABRIC, improve its early pilot programs, and bring more partners into the project over the next year.
The collaboration with Pi Network could lead to a new kind of computing system — one where AI and robotics run on decentralized networks, not just cloud servers owned by big corporations.
The Big Picture
This investment marks a huge step for Pi Network Ventures, showing it’s ready to move beyond digital payments and explore how its community-powered network can support real-world innovation.
For OpenMind, it means having access to one of the world’s largest decentralized infrastructures to power AI, robotics, and machine learning at scale.
And for everyday people running Pi nodes, it’s proof that their computing power has real-world value — not just for crypto mining, but for powering the future of intelligent machines.
