OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants a humanoid that can operate in a world designed for people, though the CEO says a robot 'brain' is a much bigger challenge. The company is working on developing advanced AI systems and robotics.
Tomorrow Robotics OpenAI is building a humanoid robot, but the body isn’t the real challenge Figuring out how the ‘brain’ will work will take a lot of time. By Husain Parvez Oct. 17, 2026 7:45 pm EST […] OpenAI is already recruiting people to address those issues. Its robotics roles span motion control, state estimation, actuator control and whole-robot behavior, as well as the machine-learning infrastructure to train physical AI systems.