Robert Brennan
CEO of OpenHands who focuses on scaling code maintenance with AI agents, specializing in agent orchestration, dependency and CVE remediation, and developer workflows.
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Jan 20, 2026 • 20min
How Too Much Information Destroys Agent Performance
Itamar Friedman, CEO of Qodo and an expert in multi-agent systems, joins Robert Brennan, CEO of OpenHands and AI orchestration specialist, to discuss the pitfalls of AI agent performance. They reveal that one-third of developer-reported AI output is incorrect and emphasize the critical difference between creative coding agents and structured review agents. Excessive information can hinder agent efficacy. Robert shares insights on scaling maintenance via cloud agents and breaking tasks into manageable parts, highlighting the need for human checks to build trust.
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Jan 20, 2026 • 46min
E190: Open Sourcing AI Coding Platform Devin to Create OpenHands
Robert Brennan, Co-founder and CEO of OpenHands, discusses the journey of creating an open-source alternative to traditional AI coding agents. His platform quickly attracted 67K stars on GitHub by prioritizing developer empowerment over replacement. Brennan emphasizes the importance of community, flexible tooling, and transparency in AI development. He also contrasts the inner and outer loops of coding, advocating for collaboration and accountability while sharing insights on OpenHands' organic growth and adoption among technical and enterprise users.
