OpenAI robotics hiring surges as company re-enters the humanoid race five years after shutdown
ocean_protocol · reddit · 2026-09-21
OpenAI, which shut down its original robotics division in 2020, is rapidly hiring for robotics again — a sign of re-entry. The post frames it as humanoids/physical AI becoming the next big race between OpenAI, Tesla, Figure, and Google DeepMind.
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