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OpenAI Robotics hiring starts; Altman & Musk headed for a new battle

June 18, 2026
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< /><a id="19918823" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="OpenAI" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="OpenAI" meta.hostid="83" class="news-keywords" href="/tag/openai">OpenAI</a> CEO <a id="19918827" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sam-Altman" source="keywords" class="news-keywords" href="/tag/sam+altman">Sam Altman</a> appears to be setting the stage for a new competition with <a id="19903807" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Elon-Musk" source="keywords" class="news-keywords" href="/tag/elon+musk">Elon Musk</a>, this time in the fast-growing field of humanoid robots. In an X post, Sam Altman announced that <a id="24963373" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="OpenAI-Robotics" source="keywords" class="news-keywords" href="/tag/openai+robotics">OpenAI Robotics</a> is hiring engineers to help build and manufacture robots designed to assist people in the physical world. <br><br><!– PROMOSLOT_M –><div class="article-detail-ad-slot"><div class="mrec-ads-slot"> <div aria-label="Advertising label" class="mrec-ads-slot__legend"> <span class="mrec-ads-slot__legend–text" aria-label="Advertisement">Advt</span> </div> <div class="mrec-ads-slot__ad"> <div class="widget ad google-ad AS_ATF_300_250 topAd" id="div-gpt-ad-hr-1679038068394-1" style="display:none;"></div> </div> <div class="mrec-ads-slot__legend bottom"></div> </div></div>The move expands OpenAI” ambitions=”” an=”” and=”” area=”” artificial=”” beyond=”” captionrendered=”1″ data-src=”https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/photo/131438932.cms” developing=”” elon=”” height=”442″ humanoid=”” intelligence=”” into=”” is=”” its=”” loading=”eager” musk=”” optimus=”” robot.=”” robotics=”” s=”” software=”” src=”https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/images/default.jpg” tesla=”” where=”” width=”590″></img></p> <h2>OpenAI looks beyond AI software</h2> <p>In the post, Sam Altman wrote OpenAI Robotics is looking for “exceptional full-stack hardware, ops, systems, and ML engineers” to help develop robots that can be useful for society. “AI should be able to help people in the physical world,” Altman said.</p> <p>He said the company’s near-term focus is on building robots that can support skilled workers and help develop future infrastructure.</p> <p>“In the short term, we are focused on robots to support skilled workers to build our future infrastructure,” Altman said.</p> <p>Looking further ahead, Altman outlined a much broader vision for robotics.</p> <p>“In the long term, we imagine everyone having a personal robot doing anything they need,” he wrote.</p> <h2>Here’s what OpenAI Sam Altman wrote in X post</h2> <p>OpenAI Robotics is hiring, looking for exceptional full-stack hardware, ops, systems, and ML engineers to help us program and manufacture robots that are useful for society.</p> <p>AI should be able to help people in the physical world. In the short term, we are focused on robots to support skilled workers to build our future infrastructure; in the long term, we imagine everyone having a personal robot doing anything they need.</p> <p>Our world simulation research program, led by Aditya Ramesh (@model_mechanic), has evolved over the past year into OpenAI Robotics. Progress is rapid, and based on a foundation of co-design between robotics hardware and ML research.</p> <p>If you love working hands-on across the robotics stack and want to build the future, please consider joining us. Send an email with your background and evidence of exceptional accomplishment to: </p> <p><a href=[email protected]

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