According to OpenMind on X, OpenMind and Booster Robotics deployed a social robot helper at NVIDIA GTC to wave and direct attendees to Jensen Huang’s keynote, demonstrating real-time AI perception and human robot interaction in a high-traffic venue. As reported by OpenMind, the system used onboard vision and gesture-based engagement to improve wayfinding throughput, highlighting practical applications for event operations and retail queue management. According to the event posts by OpenMind, this showcases near-term commercialization paths for multimodal perception stacks, including venue navigation, crowd flow optimization, and branded concierge experiences for conferences and stadiums.

According to OpenMind (@openmind_agi) on X, the company’s universal AI software with the OM1 Follow Me algorithm now runs out of the box on the Booster Robotics K1 robot dog with no additional hardware, demonstrating true form factor abstraction for faster developer integration. As reported by OpenMind, a prior demo at SPIE Photonics West showed the robot dog Bits using OM1 with an Intel RealSense D435i to reliably track and follow users, indicating immediate applications in homecare assistance, patrol security, and facilities logistics. According to OpenMind, the hardware-agnostic design reduces deployment friction across platforms, enabling robotics OEMs and integrators to accelerate pilots, cut bill-of-materials, and standardize perception and tracking stacks across fleets. As stated by OpenMind, the approach positions OM1 as a drop-in follow capability for service robots, with potential ecosystem opportunities around SDK licensing, remote monitoring, and domain-specific behaviors.