OpenAI GPT-6 Astra designs hardware device in under a week
Original title: OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra designed a hardware device from scratch in under a week
The AI handled enclosure design, PCB layout and firmware for a new talking device as a side project.
OpenAI's hardware team used GPT-6 Astra to design a device for interacting with the Codex coding agent. Astra managed every step from design to firmware. Prototypes were produced, with revisions needed due to manufacturing details. A performance jump was noted on benchmarks.
- Designed in under a week
- Contract manufacturer produced prototypes in under a month
- Internal model scores 0.875 on BenchCAD 2.0
- Token usage grew 23x since February
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OpenAI's hardware team used GPT-6 Astra to design a device for the Codex coding agent in under a week, handling everything from the enclosure to the circuit board to the firmware. Several revision rounds were needed before production because the model didn't always account for manufacturing tolerances.
By Matthias Bastian · the-decoder.com
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