# Altman officially announces OpenAI's self-developed humanoid robot, full-stack hardware-software approach set to disrupt domestic embodied AI startups

- Source: OFweek Robotics
- Published: 2026-10-19T02:34:00.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/hs20edzpay38f25ylymgubr0a
- Original: https://robot.ofweek.com/2026-10/ART-898890-8460-30707633.html

## Summary

In a podcast interview, Altman confirmed that OpenAI is developing its own humanoid robot, choosing a full-stack closed-loop hardware-software approach rather than pure technology licensing. OpenAI has already begun recruiting for roles in motion control, state estimation, actuator control, and embodied AI training infrastructure, and plans to unveil a demo prototype in 2027, with commercialization still several years away. The author's analysis suggests that this statement sends a commercial signal to domestic embodied AI startups that follow the "brain" route and rely on externally sourced bodies: when the strongest model player also chooses to build its own body, the window for the third-party "selling brains" model is narrowing, and first-tier market valuation logic may face reassessment.