Gradion x Openmind Robotics: A Day on the ACE Floor
One full day of live integration work at Gradion's Automation Centre of Excellence (ACE) in Vietnam.
On 28 July 2026, Openmind Robotics joined Gradion at the ACE floor in Ho Chi Minh City for a full-day integration session. The objective is to connect Openmind's robotics platform with the systems manufacturers already run on the floor, Fleet Management and MES, and validate it under real operating conditions.
What happened
The day opened with a floor walkthrough, both engineering teams on the same hardware before any integration work began. From there, the session moved directly into a co-working sprint.
The scope was defined from the start: connect Openmind's OnRobots to Gradion's Fleet Management and MES on live ACE hardware. Issues surfaced during the sprint were fixed and re-tested the same day.
By the end of the session:
- OnRobots was running on Gradion's Fleet Management and MES on live hardware
- Every integration issue identified during the sprint was resolved before the teams left
- Both sides closed the day with a validated reference implementation
Not a pitch. A defined task, executed to a working result.
Key takeaways
- Integration only proves itself live. Connecting Openmind’s OnRobots to Gradion’s Fleet Management and MES on real hardware surfaced issues that a lab environment wouldn't have caught and let both teams fix them in the same session.
- Shared context speeds up the work. Starting with a floor walkthrough meant both engineering teams were solving the same problem, on the same hardware, from the first hour.
- A working demo is stronger proof than a plan. The afternoon run-through gave both teams a validated reference implementation, not a roadmap for later.
About Openmind Robotics
Openmind Robotics builds Physical AI - the systems that let robots perceive, plan, and manipulate with precision in real-world environments. Their focus: automation for logistics and manufacturing that improves performance and workplace safety, built on AI and a dedicated engineering team.
Why does this collaboration matter?
Integrating third-party robotics platforms into existing fleet and manufacturing execution systems is where most automation partnerships stall. This is the gap between a working demo and a production-ready system. Running the integration live, on real ACE hardware, means both teams surface and resolve compatibility issues in real time, not after deployment.
For Gradion, it's a proof point for how ACE is designed to work: not a showroom, but a floor where automation partners and engineering teams build and test together.
For Openmind Robotics, it's validation that OnRobots integrates into the systems clients already run, Fleet Management and MES, under real operating conditions.
One working session down. The partnership continues.