OpenAI to join humanoid robot-making race, reports say

American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization OpenAI is set to join the humanoid robot-making race after abandoning the move in 2021, reports say.

“Two people with direct knowledge” of the discussions are cited in the study. With financial support, the ChatGPT creator has been active in the market for a while.

In addition to the “general purpose AI” company Physical Intelligence, it has so far made investments in Figure and 1X.

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The report comes five months after American businessman and investor Elon Musk announced that Tesla will develop “genuinely useful” humanoid robots, which will begin working in its factories next year.

Elon Musk made the assertion on his social media site, claiming that the electric vehicle manufacturer wanted to increase production and begin supplying the robots to other companies in 2026.

Musk stated in a post on his platform X, formerly Twitter, that he wanted to grow into “high production” mode in 2026, making human-like robots available for sale to other companies.

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