Exclusive: OpenAI disbands its robotics team as its general models start running robots
jeremyakahn · x · 2026-11-14
Per a Fortune exclusive, OpenAI has disbanded its stand-alone robotics team and reassigned its researchers to other parts of the company. The company confirmed the reorganization and says the move aims to accelerate robotics progress, not abandon it — OpenAI wants its general-purpose AI models to directly control robots, including humanoids.
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