Who created the Omnidroid?

Syndrome created the Omnidroid.

Syndrome, formerly Buddy Pine, is the technology-driven villain of The Incredibles and the mastermind behind the Omnidroid robots. He designs the machines as weapons capable of fighting and killing superheroes, using robotics and artificial intelligence rather than innate superpowers.

The Omnidroid is not a single simple robot but a series of increasingly advanced prototypes. Syndrome’s assistant, Mirage, lures retired superheroes to Nomanisan Island under false pretenses. Syndrome studies each battle, analyzes how a hero defeats a prototype, and modifies the next version so it can overcome that weakness. This iterative process produces a machine powerful enough to challenge the entire superhero family.

Syndrome’s ultimate plan is deceptive. He intends to release the perfected Omnidroid in Metroville, secretly control it, then defeat it publicly and present himself as a hero. The plan fails when the robot’s artificial intelligence identifies Syndrome and his remote as threats. The Incredibles and Frozone exploit the machine’s own claws and weaknesses to destroy it.