OpenAI is building a humanoid robot, but the body isn't the real challenge

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants a humanoid that can operate in a world designed for people, though the CEO says a robot 'brain' is a much bigger challenge.

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  1. OpenAI's Strategic Shift to Embodied AI Development: Sam Altman identifies the 'robot brain'—advanced reasoning and navigation—as the primary bottleneck for humanoid deployment, rather than hardware manufacturing.
  2. Top 3 Most Funded Humanoid Robot Startups: Capital-intensive robotics requires billions in funding; these three firms lead the current valuation race for general-purpose humanoids.
  3. History of Humanoid Milestones: The Quest for Bipedalism: A ranking of three pivotal technological shifts that transformed robotics from laboratory curiosities to potential workforce assets.

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