OpenAI Dissolves Independent Robotics Research Team into Core Department

On November 14, OpenAI confirmed the dissolution of its independent robotics research team, with personnel reassigned to core research and application business departments. The company stated that this adjustment aims to integrate robotics development with general artificial intelligence model research and does not indicate a withdrawal from the robotics field. Robotics researchers will be incorporated into the core research team led by Chief Research Officer Mark Chen, while the robotics application and hardware teams will move to the application business department overseen by President Greg Brockman. This adjustment reflects OpenAI's changing judgment on the robotics technology roadmap. The company pointed out that general artificial intelligence models, including GPT-6 Astra, have demonstrated the ability to perform certain robotic control tasks, thus no longer fully relying on independently developed robotics-specific foundational models. A study by NVIDIA showed that agent systems based on GPT-6 Astra achieved a task success rate of 74.8% in RoboLab-120 simulation tests, surpassing the 51.0% success rate of dedicated robotic models. However, this achievement relies on additional agent operating environments and was only obtained under simulated conditions; general models still face limitations in reasoning speed and operational costs and cannot yet replace dedicated robotic control systems in real-world scenarios. This reorganization comes as OpenAI faces cost control pressures, with the company's operating losses reaching $10.9 billion in the most recent quarter, prompting a new round of financing and preparations for a potential initial public offering in early 2027. Despite scaling back some non-core businesses, OpenAI still plans to develop humanoid robots independently, with CEO Altman aiming for a public demonstration in 2027.

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