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OpenAI (Robotics)

Robot maker or lab, HQ United States, founded 2015. Hiring to run its own 'data collection facilities'; Altman says OpenAI will build a humanoid.

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Data it collects

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Workers in

Scale

27 robotics job listings, up from 11 in May 2026, including a role overseeing data collection facilities (2026-09-18)

Pay

Software Engineer, Distributed Data Systems - Robotics: $230K-$385K plus equity
$1.32 to $2/h Sama labelers for OpenAI (text) time.com ↗ Major outlet
$12.50/h What OpenAI paid Sama per worker-hour time.com ↗ Major outlet

Events

2026-09-18 OpenAI posts robotics jobs incl. data collection facilities businessinsider.com ↗ Major outlet
2023-01-18 Time: OpenAI used Kenyan workers on less than $2 per hour time.com ↗ Major outlet

Sources

Another role would oversee OpenAI's "data collection facilities," pointing to one of the industry's biggest bottlenecks.businessinsider.com ↗ Major outlet 2026-09-18

Every row links to its source, and hovering a link shows the quote it rests on. Research compiled 2026-10-05. Method