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Why This Robot Company Chose .org Over .com (And It's Not Just About Money)

13 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief talk, the speaker explains why the robotics organization OpenMined uses a .org domain instead of a .com. The first reason is practical: the .com domain cost millions of dollars, while a .org domain was essentially free, which mattered when the project had limited funds. The second, more significant reason is philosophical: OpenMined is committed to open‑source software for humanoid robots. The speaker argues that future robots should not be delivered as opaque, proprietary “black‑box” systems. By keeping the software open, children, regulators, teachers, and developers can inspect, understand, and trust the technology, ensuring transparency and safety.

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Why is OpenMined.org a.org? It's a.org for two reasons. The first reason is when we started out, we didn't have a lot of money, and the.com was $2 million and the.org was infinitesimally smaller amount, so that led to the.org. And the more important reason for the.org is we're open source software. I do not want to live in a future where a humanoid shows up at your front door and says, hey, I'm your new humanoid. I come preconfigured and my software is secret and magic. I want this software to be open. I want this technology to be open. I want children to be able to look inside and regulators and teachers and developers everywhere to be able to peer into the brain of these robots and say, ah, you know, I kind of get what's going on.