OpenAI was cancelled. Its robotics department. Then, brought back.. Now, via a social media post from its director of hardware and newly published job descriptions, OpenAI has revealed more about its plans for the revitalized team.
Who is Caitlin Kalinowski in a post on X on Friday? participated. OpenAI acquired Meta's AR glasses division last November to lead the hardware; He said. OpenAI will develop its own robots with custom sensor kits.
In the post Kalinowski highlighted the OpenAI robotics job listings with more information.
According to the listings, OpenAI's robotics group is “general purpose,” “Flexible” and “versatile” robots are called “agile,” The focus will be on enabling human-like intelligence to operate in “real-world” settings. OpenAI plans to create new sensors and computing components for its robots, which will be driven by AI models in-house.
“Working across the entire set of models, we've combined the latest hardware and software to explore multiple robot model points.” I read. One of the lists. “We strive to seamlessly integrate advanced AI capabilities with the physical limitations of physical robotics platforms.”
one of the Lists This means that OpenAI intends to employ contract workers to test its robot prototypes. Another suggested that the company might have robots. Limbs.
Information recently reported. OpenAI explored building its own humanoid robot.
In any form, If OpenAI's robots go as planned — they will one day reach “full-scale production.” I read.. OpenAI appears enthusiastic about the effort. in the Another thing The listing says the company is “seeking an engineer with experience designing mechanical systems aimed at high volume (1M+).”
Robotics is a hot commodity. The sector raised more than $6.4 billion from VCs last year. according to Crunchbase illustrates an interest in technology with seemingly endless applications.
I like companies. Bright machines versus Collaborative robotdevelops software and systems for manufacturing; It seems that a niche has been successfully found. So there are companies that I like. Carbon robotIt is developing an AI-enabled weeding robot; A robot bearMakes a mobile robot capable of carrying cans and packages.
But humanoid robots have attracted the most publicity.
X1 versus FigBoth are backed by OpenAI, and are looking to create general-purpose robots that move more or less like humans. The challenges are daunting, but these companies say mass-produced humanoid robotic systems are on the verge of a realistic near-term goal.
Hi very much Disappointments Recent robotics history suggests this is easier said than done.
Robotics is not the only hardware project actively working on OpenAI. Former famous Apple product designer Jony Ive Confirmed. Last year he was collaborating with OpenAI on a new device. He said he was designing. A custom chip for running its AI models.
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