OpenAI appears to be ramping up its efforts in robotics, hiring researchers who work on humanoid systems as it explores new ways to advance artificial intelligence.

The company has recently recruited a number of researchers with expertise in developing AI algorithms for controlling humanoid and other types of robots. Job listings show that the company is putting together a team capable of creating systems that can be trained through teleoperation and simulation.

Sources with knowledge of the company’s efforts also say OpenAI is recruiting people to work specifically on humanoid robots, or robots with a partial or full human form. One source who works in cutting-edge robotics says the company has begun training AI algorithms that are better able to make sense of the physical world and that could empower robots to navigate and perform tasks.

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