OpenAI Dissolves Independent Robotics Team, Integrates Staff into Core Department OpenAI has disbanded its independent robotics team. Robotics researchers have been integrated into the main research team led by Chief Research Officer Mark Chen, while the applied robotics and hardware team has been placed under the Applied department, headed by President Greg Brockman. OpenAI stated that this move is to accelerate robotics development using general-purpose models such as GPT-6 Astra, and does not signify a withdrawal from the field. The goal of publicly showcasing its first humanoid robot remains set for 2027.