OpenAI
OpenAI develops general-purpose AI models and systems, with robotics work focused on applying advanced models to physical tasks. Its robotics efforts include research in dexterous manipulation, sim-to-real learning and current work toward general-purpose robot intelligence.
Facts
- Segment: Foundation Models
- Country: United States
- Founded: 2015
- Website: https://openai.com/
Timeline
- 2026-05-10 - Capability - OpenAI robotics hiring points to scaled data-acquisition and workcell operations - OpenAI listed a Robotics Technical Program Manager role focused on robotic data acquisition in San Francisco. The posting describes DAQ stations, robotic platforms, sensing systems, operator tooling, and data pipelines for model training and evaluation. The… - source: openai.com
- 2026-02-05 - Demonstration - Ginkgo and OpenAI run 36,000 autonomous lab experiments - The system linked GPT-5 with Ginkgo's Reconfigurable Automation Carts and Catalyst software to design, execute and analyse experiments with minimal human involvement. Across six iterative cycles, the autonomous laboratory processed more than 580 384-well… - source: prnewswire.com
- 2026-01-15 - Market Signal - OpenAI launches U.S. AI supply-chain RFP covering advanced robotics inputs - OpenAI launched a U.S. manufacturing RFP to identify domestic suppliers for broader AI infrastructure. The RFP explicitly includes critical inputs for advanced robotics, including gearboxes, motors, and power electronics. The row is a supply-chain signal… - source: openai.com
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Research
- OpenAI trains robotic hand to solve a Rubik's Cube with Automatic Domain Randomization - 2019-10-15 - Research Publication - OpenAI trained neural networks to solve a Rubik's Cube with a human-like robotic hand using reinforcement learning in simulation. The project introduced Automatic Domain Randomization to create progressively harder… - source: openai.com
- OpenAI trains Dactyl robotic hand system for dexterous manipulation - 2018-07-30 - Research Publication - OpenAI introduced Dactyl, a system that trains a Shadow Dexterous Hand entirely in simulation and transfers the policy to real hardware. The work used the same general-purpose reinforcement learning system behind OpenAI… - source: openai.com
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Relations
- Figure AI - Technology Partner - Figure and OpenAI agreed to develop next-generation AI models for humanoid robots.
- Robot on Rails - AI Directed Wet Lab Research - Robot on Rails worked with OpenAI and Red Queen Bio on an AI-directed wet-lab molecular-cloning system.
- Ginkgo Bioworks - Gpt 5 Autonomous Laboratory Research Partner - Ginkgo Bioworks and OpenAI connected GPT-5 to Ginkgo's autonomous laboratory for closed-loop biological experimentation.
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