OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants a humanoid that can operate in a world designed for people, though the CEO says a robot ‘brain’ is a much bigger challenge. OpenAI is building a humanoid robot, but the body isn’t the real challenge. Tomorrow Robotics OpenAI is building a humanoid robot, but the body isn’t the real challenge Figuring out how the ‘brain’ will work will take a lot of time.
On the Sources podcast, Altman explained that the human form is logical because "the world is very much designed for people." Doors, keyboards and tools are all designed around a certain type of body, and a robot that can move around in the same spaces should probably have a similar form factor. As Altman put it, "matching that form factor seems good." When asked if OpenAI will actually build one, his response was much more succinct: "We will." However, Altman isn’t so concerned with the nitty-gritty details of what that robot looks like. Those questions are "less important than really figuring out…
The brain that makes the robot work," he said. Basically, giving a machine two arms and two legs doesn’t get you very far if it doesn’t know what to do with them. This is still some distance from becoming a product.
Altman told Fortune: "I think we’ll have a cool demo in 2027…
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