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Peter Welinder

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VP of Consumer Product at OpenAI

Welinder was part of OpenAI's early robotics work, including Dactyl, which learned dexterous manipulation in simulation and transferred it to a physical robot hand. He later moved into product leadership, helping turn research systems into widely used consumer tools.

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Background

Current role
VP of Consumer Product
Previously
Engineering Lead,
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Last editorial review: August 8, 2026