Spud
launchMarch 2026
goblin vibe check:
research preview that tells you where video models are going before they get there for game physics nerds
openai's internal post-sora world-model program aimed at robotics and physical simulation rather than public-facing cinematic video generation.
Action-to-outcome physical prediction4d spatiotemporal world modelingRobotics simulation and planning focusDesigned around structural logic instead of entertainment rendering
key features
Action-to-outcome physical prediction4d spatiotemporal world modelingRobotics simulation and planning focusDesigned around structural logic instead of entertainment rendering
spec & usage
Developed by the team that previously worked on Sora 2 and now focused on robotics and multimodal reasoning
Used for industrial and robotics partner testing rather than public api or consumer access
Aims to simulate tasks repeatedly before real-world robot execution
limitations
Not publicly available
No standard OpenAI API access or general release timeline
scope:
datalanguageagentresearchcloudmultimodal
launchMarch 2026