Josh Bongard
@doctorjosh.bsky.social
Robots. AI. Xenobots. meclab.org
New paper dropped!
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
October 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New paper dropped!
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
Led by @thosvarley.bsky.social and Pai Vaibhav, we show that flows of information within a #xenobot resemble flows of information observed in adult human brains.
Thomas provides caveats and context below.
w/ @drmichaellevin.bsky.social, Caitlin Grasso, & Jeantine Lunshof.
Lab member Krishna Srinivasan delivers his very first academic presentation at the @alife2025.bsky.social conference.
Go Krishna!
Go Krishna!
October 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Lab member Krishna Srinivasan delivers his very first academic presentation at the @alife2025.bsky.social conference.
Go Krishna!
Go Krishna!
My friend and colleague @drmichaellevin.bsky.social delivering his @alife2025.bsky.social keynote address...
Remotely?
In person?
...?
Remotely?
In person?
...?
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My friend and colleague @drmichaellevin.bsky.social delivering his @alife2025.bsky.social keynote address...
Remotely?
In person?
...?
Remotely?
In person?
...?
Lab member Nate Gaylinn describing evolutionary ramps and ratchets @alife2025.bsky.social...
(Paper coming soon...)
(Paper coming soon...)
October 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Lab member Nate Gaylinn describing evolutionary ramps and ratchets @alife2025.bsky.social...
(Paper coming soon...)
(Paper coming soon...)
#AIForGood attendees: thanks for the great questions about xenobots!
Some of you asked about the demo. If you missed it, it's here: tinyurl.com/AI4Good25.
Some of you asked about the demo. If you missed it, it's here: tinyurl.com/AI4Good25.
July 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
#AIForGood attendees: thanks for the great questions about xenobots!
Some of you asked about the demo. If you missed it, it's here: tinyurl.com/AI4Good25.
Some of you asked about the demo. If you missed it, it's here: tinyurl.com/AI4Good25.
Just arrived at the UN's #AIForGood Symposium in Geneva.
Was in time to catch Daniela Rus' talk on AI Governance; I'll be speaking about #xenobots tomorrow.
(Joint work w/ Doug Blackiston, @samkriegman.com & @drmichaellevin.bsky.social).
Was in time to catch Daniela Rus' talk on AI Governance; I'll be speaking about #xenobots tomorrow.
(Joint work w/ Doug Blackiston, @samkriegman.com & @drmichaellevin.bsky.social).
July 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Just arrived at the UN's #AIForGood Symposium in Geneva.
Was in time to catch Daniela Rus' talk on AI Governance; I'll be speaking about #xenobots tomorrow.
(Joint work w/ Doug Blackiston, @samkriegman.com & @drmichaellevin.bsky.social).
Was in time to catch Daniela Rus' talk on AI Governance; I'll be speaking about #xenobots tomorrow.
(Joint work w/ Doug Blackiston, @samkriegman.com & @drmichaellevin.bsky.social).
Looking forward to speaking at the first Biohybrid Robotics Conference tomorrow!
biohybrid-robotics.com
biohybrid-robotics.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Looking forward to speaking at the first Biohybrid Robotics Conference tomorrow!
biohybrid-robotics.com
biohybrid-robotics.com
Lab alumnus @samkriegman.com just won a very prestigious NSF CAREER Award.
Congratulations Sam!!
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
Congratulations Sam!!
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
June 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Lab alumnus @samkriegman.com just won a very prestigious NSF CAREER Award.
Congratulations Sam!!
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
Congratulations Sam!!
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
So proud of *Dr.* Caitlin Grasso (www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-g...).
She empowered herself by discovering how to empower machines (bit.ly/3Wwloi4).
Congratulations again Caitlin.
She empowered herself by discovering how to empower machines (bit.ly/3Wwloi4).
Congratulations again Caitlin.
May 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
So proud of *Dr.* Caitlin Grasso (www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-g...).
She empowered herself by discovering how to empower machines (bit.ly/3Wwloi4).
Congratulations again Caitlin.
She empowered herself by discovering how to empower machines (bit.ly/3Wwloi4).
Congratulations again Caitlin.
The Embodied Intelligence conference
embodied-intelligence.org
starts tomorrow. Looking forward to re/connecting with old/new friends and colleagues.
embodied-intelligence.org
starts tomorrow. Looking forward to re/connecting with old/new friends and colleagues.
April 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The Embodied Intelligence conference
embodied-intelligence.org
starts tomorrow. Looking forward to re/connecting with old/new friends and colleagues.
embodied-intelligence.org
starts tomorrow. Looking forward to re/connecting with old/new friends and colleagues.
March 7, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Thrilled to be returning to Zurich to speak at the first "Biohybrid Robotics Symposium". Come join us!
biohybrid-robotics.com
biohybrid-robotics.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Thrilled to be returning to Zurich to speak at the first "Biohybrid Robotics Symposium". Come join us!
biohybrid-robotics.com
biohybrid-robotics.com
Robert Shepherd, Kyujin Cho, Yong-Lae Park and I report our views on the current state of play in
Embodied Intelligence.
bit.ly/4fSomFR
Embodied Intelligence.
bit.ly/4fSomFR
January 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Robert Shepherd, Kyujin Cho, Yong-Lae Park and I report our views on the current state of play in
Embodied Intelligence.
bit.ly/4fSomFR
Embodied Intelligence.
bit.ly/4fSomFR
I've read things you people wouldn't believe.
--but luckily you can too.
Alexander Ross connects Blade Runner, dualism, and embodied AI research with aplomb, flair and insight. IMO no one connects the Two Cultures better.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
--but luckily you can too.
Alexander Ross connects Blade Runner, dualism, and embodied AI research with aplomb, flair and insight. IMO no one connects the Two Cultures better.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
January 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I've read things you people wouldn't believe.
--but luckily you can too.
Alexander Ross connects Blade Runner, dualism, and embodied AI research with aplomb, flair and insight. IMO no one connects the Two Cultures better.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
--but luckily you can too.
Alexander Ross connects Blade Runner, dualism, and embodied AI research with aplomb, flair and insight. IMO no one connects the Two Cultures better.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Bluesky builds #robots!
1. Go here: bit.ly/4gC8zw9
2. Post your bot to Bluesky.
3. Forward this post.
4. Search for #bsky_builds_bots to see what others have made.
1. Go here: bit.ly/4gC8zw9
2. Post your bot to Bluesky.
3. Forward this post.
4. Search for #bsky_builds_bots to see what others have made.
January 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Bluesky builds #robots!
1. Go here: bit.ly/4gC8zw9
2. Post your bot to Bluesky.
3. Forward this post.
4. Search for #bsky_builds_bots to see what others have made.
1. Go here: bit.ly/4gC8zw9
2. Post your bot to Bluesky.
3. Forward this post.
4. Search for #bsky_builds_bots to see what others have made.
Designing some mazes for our robots to traverse.
This should keep them busy for a bit.
This should keep them busy for a bit.
December 19, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Designing some mazes for our robots to traverse.
This should keep them busy for a bit.
This should keep them busy for a bit.
Working on a visualization to show how AI designs robot bodies...
December 10, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Working on a visualization to show how AI designs robot bodies...
Love Boston? Love science?
Then consider attending the AAAS annual meeting!
I'll be talking about the AI side of #xenobots, Feb 14, 11:30-12:30pm.
meetings.aaas.org/registration/
aaas.confex.com/aaas/2025/me...
Then consider attending the AAAS annual meeting!
I'll be talking about the AI side of #xenobots, Feb 14, 11:30-12:30pm.
meetings.aaas.org/registration/
aaas.confex.com/aaas/2025/me...
December 6, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Love Boston? Love science?
Then consider attending the AAAS annual meeting!
I'll be talking about the AI side of #xenobots, Feb 14, 11:30-12:30pm.
meetings.aaas.org/registration/
aaas.confex.com/aaas/2025/me...
Then consider attending the AAAS annual meeting!
I'll be talking about the AI side of #xenobots, Feb 14, 11:30-12:30pm.
meetings.aaas.org/registration/
aaas.confex.com/aaas/2025/me...
What's going on inside #xenobots?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Video courtesy of Doug Blackiston (@drmichaellevin.bsky.social lab)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Video courtesy of Doug Blackiston (@drmichaellevin.bsky.social lab)
December 3, 2024 at 2:33 PM
What's going on inside #xenobots?
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Video courtesy of Doug Blackiston (@drmichaellevin.bsky.social lab)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Video courtesy of Doug Blackiston (@drmichaellevin.bsky.social lab)
November 22, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Name a better qualified doctor than Dr. Oz
November 21, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Name a better qualified doctor than Dr. Oz
November 21, 2024 at 2:16 PM
