Robot Future Incoming · Automate What Academy

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Robot Future Incoming

So, OpenAI is getting back into robots, and not just any robots… we’re talking humanoids 🤖

- OpenAI is hiring top robotics researchers for a new team

- Focus on humanoid and partially humanoid robots

- Training AI using teleoperation and realistic physical simulations

- Job postings hint at building in-house hardware at scale

- Possible use of Nvidia Isaac tools for training in virtual environments

- AGI progress may require machines that can manipulate and learn from the physical world

- Reaffirms a bigger trend: blending virtual AI with real-world automation

👉 If OpenAI is betting robotics is the next leap in AGI, what kind of low-code tools or APIs do you think could come out of this?

Some ideas:

Robotic Teleoperation APIs - Tools that let you control a robot’s movements through simple integrations. Example: setting up a Make.com flow where a Slack message tells a robot to deliver coffee to a desk.
Simulation-as-a-Service - A drag-and-drop sandbox for testing robot actions in a virtual world. Example: designing a warehouse pick-and-pack routine online, then sending it to the real robot once it works in the sim.

Would love to hear what you guys think. Could this mean more AI-powered IoT and robot-as-a-service platforms on the way?

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