OpenAI Dissolves Its Robotics Team Again, Researchers Reassigned to Other Teams
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According to The Decoder, citing Fortune (November 14, 2026), OpenAI is once again dissolving its robotics team. The reorganization plan: robotics researchers will be merged into the main research team led by Mark Chen, while the applied robotics and hardware team will be folded into the Applied division led by Greg Brockman. The report says OpenAI believes general-purpose models, exemplified by GPT-6 Astra, can directly control robots, reducing the need for specialized robotics models. This marks another dissolution and staff reassignment for OpenAI's robotics team after multiple rounds of restructuring.
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- The DecoderOpenAI reassigns robotics researchers to other teams as general-purpose models might make specialized robotics AI unnecessary
According to Fortune, OpenAI is disbanding its robotics team, with researchers moving into the main research team led by Mark Chen, while the applied robotics and hardware team joins Greg Brockman's Applied division. The company believes general-purpose models like GPT-6 Astra can directly control robots, reducing the need for specialized robotics models.
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