OpenAI Seeks US-Based Suppliers for Planned Robotics, AI Device Push

The AI startup is requesting proposals from hardware makers as part of a product expansion

OpenAI is seeking US-based suppliers for a push into consumer devices, robotics and data center technology.

Photographer: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

OpenAI is looking to bolster its US hardware supply chain and find partners for a push into consumer devices, robotics and cloud data centers, part of a major product expansion planned for the coming years.

The maker of ChatGPT has put out a request for proposals from companies that manufacture in the US and offer components such as silicon, motors, packaging material and gear for cooling data centers. The requests don’t indicate how much OpenAI intends to spend or over what time frame.