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Roadmap

From a theory to general cognition

Twenty years of research, a peer-reviewed model and a capability-gated plan. Keep track of our progress.

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01Capability-gated roadmap

Evolution-inspired capability levels

Evolution-inspired, not biologically simulated: each level is a measurable capability, a benchmark and a commercial use case. The upside is capability-gated, not a binary bet.

  1. Productised · ETR 0.5

    WORM

    Reactive regulation

    Maintain critical variables and prioritise responses under changing inputs.

    Control / monitoring

  2. Productised · ETR 0.5

    FLY

    Adaptive learning

    Learn non-linear action–outcome associations and update behaviour from experience.

    Adaptive automation

  3. Next gate · 2027 · ETR 0.6

    BEE

    Operational causality

    Test action–consequence relationships, adapt continuously, remain efficient and traceable.

    Industrial critical systems

  4. 2028

    MOUSE

    Context + planning

    Episodic context, persistent goals, multi-step planning and anticipation.

    Unlocks autonomous systems

  5. 2029

    PRIMATE

    Abstraction

    Transfer useful structure across tasks; cooperate and coordinate across CELL groups.

    NPCs & interactive agents at consumer scale

  6. AGI target · gated, not dated

    HUMAN

    General cognition

    Open-ended generalisation, language, metacognition and cross-domain reasoning.

    General cognition

Current platform: ETR 0.5 covers WORM and FLY in productised form, with native traceability across both. Next gate: BEE, operational causality (ETR 0.6, 2027). AGI remains the destination; each gate is the investable milestone.

02Milestones

The road so far

  1. Jun 2025

    300K € Bridge Round launched to cover the gap until SETT+VC investment

    We have just launched a 300K € Bridge-Round to cover the needs of the company until the 4M € investment from SETT and VC arrives in 4T 2025

  2. Apr 2025

    Start commercialization of ETR 0.5 XAI technology in pilot projects

    We started the commercialization of our ETR 0.5 XAI (Explainable AI) technology for critical and non-linear systems to solve Black Box

  3. Oct 2024

    Passing to 2nd Stage in EIC Accelerator Program, thus validating our ETR technology

    We were technically validated by the EIC Accelerator reviewers to pass to the 2nd stage of the grant application process.

  4. Jul 2024

    NEOTEC Program finished with ETR 0.5 technology achieved to solve Black Box issues in ML

    We successfully finished the NEOTEC Program achieving ETR 0.5, a technology capable to solve the "Black Box" problem that limits using ML

  5. Jun 2023

    First test of a complete integration of the ETR Engine with Neural GRAPH

    We tested for the first time a complete integration of our ETR Cognitive Architecture with Neural GRAPH within our training environment

  6. Dec 2022

    EU NEXT GENERATION funding for THE MINDKIND AGI development

    AI is an strategic goal for EU, and startups like THE MINDKIND can make the difference with Big Techs in the field.

  7. Sep 2022

    First test of the ETR Cognitive Architecture in a small in-lab Metaverse

    The first test of a complete implementation of the v.1 of the ETR Architecture, tested in a simple in-lab Metaverse, is fully successful

  8. Mar 2022

    The first Dream-Team is incorporated

    in March 2022 the first tech dream-team joined the company and the adventure to develop Algorithmic Artificial General Intelligence started.

  9. Feb 2022

    The Government of Aragon grants THE MINDKIND with two INVESTIGO grants

    THE MINDKIND is granted with two INVESTIGO Program grants to hire young researchers in the fields of Psychology and Videogames development

  10. Jan 2022

    CDTI grants THE MINDKIND with a R+D+i NEOTEC project for 2022-2024

    The Center for Tech Development and Innovation (CDTI) grants THE MINDKIND with its most prestigious grant, a two years NEOTEC R+D+i project

  11. Nov 2021

    ETR’s ‘Proof of Concept’ successfully achieved

    The first test of the ETR Cognitive Architecture is possitive, showing capacity to deploy growing complexity behaviors in laboratory conditi

  12. Apr 2021

    First implementation of the ETR Cognitive Architecture

    Together with ITAINNOVA, THE MINDKIND implements the first verion of the ETR Cognitive Architecture. It will be the keystone of the company.

  13. Nov 2020

    THE MINDKIND becomes incorporated

    In November 2020, THE MINDKIND is formally incorporated as an LLC R+D+i company to develop Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)

  14. Jul 2020

    THE MINDKIND is selected for the INNOIDEA Program

    The Mindkind will develop a technological and innovation project thanks to the support of ITAINNOVA at INNOIDEA

  15. Jan 2020

    The ETR Model as a basement for achieving AGI

    ETR Model is proposed as a solid scientific foundation for trying to achieve Artificial General Intelligence or AGI, the Holy Grail of AI

  16. Apr 2019

    The ETR Model is published in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

    The ETR Model was published in a Neuroscience journal as the first, and non-secret, paper of a series that set the foundations for the AAGI

  17. Nov 2005

    Start of the Neuroscientific research that would lead to the ETR Model

    ETR model is the scientific heart of The Mindkind's AGI technology. It was first proposed by Mario Garcés (our CEO) in 2005

03Newsroom

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