Barbarika is an ambitious open-source initiative focused on building a decentralized foundation model for general-purpose humanoid robots. Inspired by the collaborative success of large language models, Barbarika aims to create a shared “world model” for physical intelligence, enabling robots to perceive, reason, and act effectively across diverse environments. By leveraging frameworks like JEPA and techniques such as federated learning, Barbarika empowers a global community of researchers, developers, and enthusiasts to train robots collectively—whether in labs, homes, or universities. The goal is not just to teach individual tasks, but to co-evolve a general understanding of the physical world that scales across robots and use-cases. Rooted in principles of openness and decentralization, Barbarika envisions a new kind of embodied intelligence economy—where contributions are rewarded, knowledge is shared, and physical AI becomes a public good.

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