Two OpenAI employees built a Codex-talking device in under a week with GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI · x · 2026-11-04
Two OpenAI team members used GPT-6 Astra as a side project to design, in under a week, a prototype device for talking to Codex.
Astra handled the enclosure, circuit board, interface, and software design; getting it manufactured still required several rounds of human review and iteration.
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