OpenAI will “definitely” build a humanoid, according to its CEO, who prioritises the “brain” over the body. There are 27 vacancies in robotics, including roles involving in-house actuators.
Sam Altman has cleared up the ambiguity: OpenAI is indeed developing a human-shaped robot. His argument is simple: the world was designed for human bodies, so a generalist robot has an interest in taking up its morphology. For him, the exact appearance of the machine is less important than the software that drives it, and this is where OpenAI believes it has an advantage.
The timetable remains cautious: a convincing demonstration is hoped for in 2027, and a real deployment rather several years later. The company's careers page displays 27 offers in robotics, from motor control to machine learning infrastructure, manufacturing and supply chain. OpenAI designs its own electromechanical actuators, integrating motors and sensors.
Skilled workers first, then hostels
In the short term, the stated objective is a versatile robot capable of supporting skilled workers on infrastructure sites; in the long term, a domestic robot. This is not a first for the laboratory, which had trained the Dactyl robotic hand, capable of solving a Rubik's Cube, in simulation, before putting robotics on hold. This time, it arrives in a field already occupied by Tesla (Optimus) or XPeng (IRON). No product, price or marketing date has been announced.
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