OpenAI is best known for its AI models, which thus far exist totally on cloud servers, its website and in its apps for PCs and mobile devices.
The company isn't limiting its ambitions to the software space, nonetheless: today Caitlin Kalinowski, a technical associate at OpenAI and former head of AR glasses at Meta, posted a message on X announcing that the corporate is hiring first roles in hardware robotics.
These include an EE sensor engineer “who helps us develop the sensor suite for our robots” and a robotics mechanical design engineer who develops “gearboxes, actuators, motors and connections for robots.”
The listings also include an outline of the brand new enterprise:
“Intelligence at the extent in dynamic, real-world environments. We work across your complete model stack, integrating state-of-the-art hardware and software to explore a wide selection of robot form aspects. We strive to seamlessly mix high-quality AI capabilities with physical limitations.”
Kalinowski herself recently announced her employment at OpenAI two months ago “Leading the best way in robotics and consumer hardware.”
Previously, OpenAI had reportedly worked with the previous on hardware Apple chief designer Jony Iveand the corporate has partnered with robotics startup Figure to supply the models for its humanoid robots.
However, Kalinowski's latest position and job postings signal the corporate's largest and most comprehensive investment to this point in constructing its own robotics division and will ultimately result in it competing with Figure.
However, it will not be a brand new place for OpenAI because it also competes with Microsoft and accepts investment money from Microsoft.
Read Kalinowski's full post below:
