OpenAI details how Codex is helping engineers build for the physical world
OpenAIDevs · x · 2026-11-04
OpenAI shared progress on using ChatGPT and Codex for physical-world engineering, spanning mechanical design, electrical engineering, and simulation—speeding up its internal hardware teams and testing new workflows with industry collaborators. A quoted user demo shows a physical "Codex pet" built with Astra, hinting the workflow already extends to tangible devices.
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