"1X is at the forefront of augmenting labor through the use of safe, advanced technologies in robotics," said OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap, who led the recent round of funding, in the statement.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has even predicted robots will be the next $10 trillion industry, and in a recent interview with CNBC said this decade will be the one of autonomous vehicles and robotics.

Should You Buy Serve Robotics Stock After Its 55% Crash? This Recent Move by Nvidia Might Hold the Answer. A pair of autonomous food delivery robots waiting on the sidewalk.© Getty Images ...