Thijs, a Stanford student working in robotics at OpenAI, attached a robotic arm, paintbrush, and camera to Astra. He asked the system to paint the Golden Gate Bridge in real life. The AI learned to operate the arm and showed improvement across attempts, which Thijs documented in a timelapse video. Sam Altman replied that he wants one. Other users reacted with comments about artists, replacement concerns, and calls for more robots.
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Thijs posted a video showing the AI learning to control the arm over repeated attempts.
Thijs, a Stanford student working in robotics at OpenAI, attached a robotic arm, paintbrush, and camera to Astra. He asked the system to paint the Golden Gate Bridge in real life. The AI learned to operate the arm and showed improvement across attempts, which Thijs documented in a timelapse video. Sam Altman replied that he wants one. Other users reacted with comments about artists, replacement concerns, and calls for more robots.

