OpenAI bets on robotics, staffing up to shape the AI-powered physical world

OpenAI is actively hiring robotics engineers to revive its robotics ambitions, aiming in the near term to build robots that assist skilled workers in wiring data centers, power grids, and other critical infrastructure, with a long-term vision of personal robots for everyone. This marks the strongest public robotics push since its 2021 shutdown and follows OpenAI‑backed ventures like 1X Technologies and Figure AI, while safety and autonomy questions remain.