OpenAI, the AI company best known for ChatGPT, is considering returning to the field of humanoid robot development. The news comes from The Information, whose report cited two people familiar with the matter. Although OpenAI closed its robotics department in 2021, the rapid development of robotics technology in recent years, as well as OpenAI's investment in robotics companies such as Figure and 1X, all imply its continued focus on the robotics field. With this re-entry, OpenAI will face fierce competition from many startups, which requires it to invest a lot of resources and energy.
As early as 2021, OpenAI closed its robotics department and abandoned related plans at the time. But over the past three years, robotics has made significant progress with breakthroughs in hardware and artificial intelligence systems.
Currently, OpenAI maintains ties with the robotics field through external investments. Its investments include humanoid robotics companies Figure and 1X, as well as a general artificial intelligence company called Physical Intelligence. These investments show that OpenAI is still interested in the development of robots.
If OpenAI relaunches its robotics division, it will face stiff competition. Today, many startups have emerged in this field and the market is becoming increasingly saturated. In addition to large-scale acquisitions of related startups, if OpenAI wants to regain its place in this industry, it will inevitably need to invest a lot of resources and energy in technology research and development.
Although there is currently no clear action plan or timetable, OpenAI’s exploration intentions have attracted the attention of the industry. In the future, OpenAI may combine its advantages in the field of artificial intelligence to promote the innovation and development of humanoid robots, bringing new vitality to this frontier field.
The re-involvement of OpenAI may inject new impetus into the advancement of humanoid robot technology. The future of robotics is full of uncertainty, but at the same time it also holds huge opportunities.
Highlights:
OpenAI is considering re-entering the field of humanoid robot development, sources familiar with the matter said.
OpenAI has maintained its ties to robotics through investments in related companies, including Figure and 1X.
If it restarts its robotics division, OpenAI will face a highly competitive market environment.
This move by OpenAI heralds the accelerated arrival of the deep integration of artificial intelligence technology and robotics technology. In the future, the development of the field of humanoid robots will be even more exciting and full of challenges and opportunities.