Two weeks ago, OpenAI said it would relaunch the robotics program it shuttered in 2021 — the latest signal that the biggest AI labs are racing to t…

Two weeks ago, OpenAI said it would relaunch the robotics program it shuttered in 2021 — the latest signal that the biggest AI labs are racing to teach machines to operate in the physical world. But building capable robots requires something the AI industry doesn’t yet have, which is the training data to match that…

The update centers on Collecting robot training data is dirty, unglamorous work. Some AI labs are already paying XDOF to do it and gives GenAI News readers a fuller view of what changed, who is involved, and what the development signals.

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That gap is creating a new kind of infrastructure business. GenAI News has rewritten this item in original language based on the reporting and materials published by TechCrunch.

What matters

• Two weeks ago, OpenAI said it would relaunch the robotics program it shuttered in 2021 — the latest signal that the b…
• But building capable robots requires something the AI industry doesn’t yet have, which is the training data to match…
• That gap is creating a new kind of infrastructure business.

Why it matters

That gap is creating a new kind of infrastructure business.

This GenAI News article was prepared in original wording using reporting and materials published by TechCrunch AI. Source reference: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/17/collecting-robot-training-data-is-dirty-unglamorous-work-some-ai-labs-are-already-paying-xdof-to-do-it/.

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