According to The Information, OpenAI has recently been looking into building its own humanoid robots. The report names “two people with direct knowledge” of these conversations. ChatGPT manufacturers have been involved in this field for some time with financial support. The company has previously invested in Figure and 1X, along with “general purpose AI” company Physical Intelligence.
In 2021, OpenAI abandoned such ambitions after quietly shutting down its robotics division. Of course, a lot has happened in the last three years, with breakthroughs in both the hardware and the AI systems that power it. Barring some big-ticket startup acquisitions, a revamped OpenAI robotics division will have to do a lot to make a comeback in an already competitive young category.