OpenMind and RoboStore have introduced a new academic training programme powered by the open source OM1 operating system, aiming to make humanoid robotics accessible to students and developers worldwide.
OpenMind, the developer of an open artificial intelligence operating system for robotics, and RoboStore LLC, a distributor of advanced humanoid platforms, have launched an academic curriculum designed to make humanoid robotics education more accessible and inclusive. Distributed through RoboStore in partnership with universities and research institutions, the programme combines OpenMind’s open source operating system OM1 with RoboStore’s Unitree G1 humanoid robot.
The curriculum aligns hardware, software and instruction to help faculty introduce advanced robotics courses within weeks. It is designed for anyone with curiosity and motivation, regardless of technical background, marking a step towards democratising humanoid robotics education.
At the core of this collaboration is OpenMind’s OM1, an open source operating system that enables robots to reason, perceive and act in the real world. “At OpenMind, I’ve been helping to build an open-source software stack for humanoids, and developers all over seem to really like the idea. Think Android, but for humanoids rather than cell phones,” said Jan Liphardt, Chief Executive, OpenMind.
RoboStore CEO Teddy Haggerty added, “AI, especially vision-language and policy learning models, now lets robots learn tasks instead of being hand-programmed. This created a gap: universities want to teach humanoids, but there hasn’t been a standardised, commercially supported curriculum or a reliable hardware platform.”
With humanoid robot costs dropping below $10,000 and adoption spreading across leading institutions such as Harvard, MIT and Stanford, this open source initiative positions humanoid robotics as a globally collaborative learning ecosystem.
