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Robot humanoide blanco de pie en un laboratorio de robótica, rodeado de mesas de trabajo, herramientas y estanterías con componentes
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OpenAI will build a humanoid robot with ChatGPT, with a 2027 demo

Sam Altman confirmed that OpenAI will build a humanoid robot whose brain is understood to be powered by ChatGPT technology, with a public demonstration in…

--- The context --- The company known worldwide for ChatGPT wants to move from the screen into the physical world. Its chief executive, Sam Altman, confirmed that it will build a humanoid robot and anticipated a public demonstration in 2027, while warning that those robots will not walk the streets in the short term. --- The facts --- The confirmation came in two separate interviews, according to press reports. On a podcast, asked directly whether the company would manufacture a humanoid robot, Altman answered briefly that yes, they would do it. In another interview he added the horizon: he expects a demonstration he described as great in 2027 and ruled out robots walking the streets for several more years. The automaton's brain is understood to be powered by ChatGPT technology. Altman explained that adopting an anatomy of two arms and two legs follows a practical rather than aesthetic logic: the world is designed for people, he said in reported speech, and doors, keyboards and everyday tools assume a certain type of body, so matching that form seems a good idea. The company has 27 open job searches in robotics, covering motion control, position estimation, actuator control and the robot's overall behavior, as well as the infrastructure to train physical artificial intelligence systems. Another group focuses on its own electromechanical actuators, with custom motors, transmissions, sensors and thermal systems, and a third group covers manufacturing and supply chain for larger-scale production. --- The positions --- For Altman, according to the same interviews, physical design is not the central obstacle: questions about the robot's appearance are less important than truly solving the brain that makes it work. Lifting a cup requires identifying the object, locating the handle and calculating the right force so as not to spill the contents. --- What remains unknown --- The company did not specify what the 2027 demonstration will show, what form the robot will take or when someone outside the company will be able to approach one. It also released no price, commercial launch date or any technical specification for the humanoid. --- Unanswered questions --- What concrete tasks will the robot be able to perform during the demonstration planned for 2027? When will someone outside the company be able to approach one? What price and commercial launch date will the humanoid ultimately have? How will the safety of those working alongside these robots be protected? --- EPM analysis --- The company does not enter an empty field: Tesla has worked for years on its Optimus robot, and Chinese automaker XPENG recently showed its IRON humanoid autonomously leaving the assembly line after being built. Its Dactyl project also trained a robotic hand years ago, entirely in simulation, to manipulate real objects, and later applied that technique to solve a Rubik's cube. According to one cited job posting, the first goal is not a domestic robot but general-purpose robots that help skilled workers build infrastructure, while the long-term goal is a personal robot with many more tasks. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, what matters most is not the robot's silhouette but who it might help first: the company itself plans to start by supporting skilled workers building infrastructure, not by selling a household device. If the 2027 demonstration shows a system able to learn real tasks safely, its value will be measured in concrete work rather than spectacle; if it only shows an eye-catching body, it will confirm that the brain, as its own chief executive admitted, remains the unsolved part of the project.
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