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OpenAI disbands its standalone robotics team, moving its staff to research and Applied units, saying models like GPT-6 Astra can be directly applied to robotics

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OpenAI disbands its standalone robotics team, moving its staff to research and Applied units, saying models like GPT-6 Astra can be directly applied to robotics OpenAI has disbanded its stand-alone robotics team, moving its researchers onto other teams. The company confirmed th…

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Timeline · 3 reports

  1. 2026-11-13 19:17 · r/singularity
    OpenAI disbands its stand-alone robotics team as its general-purpose AI models start running robots
  2. 2026-11-13 17:55 · Hacker News Front Page
    OpenAI disbands its robotics team as its general models start running robots
  3. 2026-11-13 17:25 · Techmeme
    OpenAI disbands its standalone robotics team, moving its staff to research and Applied units, saying models like GPT-6 Astra can be directly applied to robotics

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