Dr. Kakani Katija
@kakanikatija.bsky.social
Bioengineer in MBARI’s Bioinspiration Lab, Smithsonian’s NMNH, Caltech, National Geographic Explorer, former USA ice dancer. Dog + cat + human mom. Hater of inefficiency and waste. Views are my own. she/her
Today’s a big day CA!! Get out and vote.
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Today’s a big day CA!! Get out and vote.
Accurate. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
October 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Accurate. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
What EyeRIS revealed was incredible, fine-scale detail of the 3D movements of octopus arms as they crawled over the seafloor completely unconstrained. We learned that octopus crawl by creating a modified foot that persists throughout the behavior, a simplification that could aid roboticists. 8/n
August 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
What EyeRIS revealed was incredible, fine-scale detail of the 3D movements of octopus arms as they crawled over the seafloor completely unconstrained. We learned that octopus crawl by creating a modified foot that persists throughout the behavior, a simplification that could aid roboticists. 8/n
After integrating EyeRIS on ROV Doc Ricketts, we had one 12 hr dive to collect all the data we could of octopus locomotion. Thanks to the incredible skill of @mbarinews.bsky.social's ROV pilots and ship's crew, we successfully observed multiple individuals exhibiting a range of behaviors. 7/n
August 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
After integrating EyeRIS on ROV Doc Ricketts, we had one 12 hr dive to collect all the data we could of octopus locomotion. Thanks to the incredible skill of @mbarinews.bsky.social's ROV pilots and ship's crew, we successfully observed multiple individuals exhibiting a range of behaviors. 7/n
The Octopus Garden is home to THOUSANDS of Muusoctopus robustus, exhibiting all sorts of behaviors (brooding, crawling, swimming, etc.) that we could readily observe using EyeRIS and @mbarinews.bsky.social's ROV Doc Ricketts. 6/n
August 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The Octopus Garden is home to THOUSANDS of Muusoctopus robustus, exhibiting all sorts of behaviors (brooding, crawling, swimming, etc.) that we could readily observe using EyeRIS and @mbarinews.bsky.social's ROV Doc Ricketts. 6/n
It all started with a grand challenge: How can we unlock the potential for ocean life to inspire future technologies? @mbarinews.bsky.social's Bioinspiration Lab has spent years trying to tackle this problem, and we recently developed 4000 m-rated EyeRIS, an in situ lightfield imaging system. 2/n
August 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
It all started with a grand challenge: How can we unlock the potential for ocean life to inspire future technologies? @mbarinews.bsky.social's Bioinspiration Lab has spent years trying to tackle this problem, and we recently developed 4000 m-rated EyeRIS, an in situ lightfield imaging system. 2/n
Excited to share that our manuscript "In situ lightfield imaging of octopus locomotion reveals simplified control" has been published in @nature.com. www.nature.com/articles/s41... If you love 🧪🌎🦑🌊, keep reading this thread! 1/n
August 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Excited to share that our manuscript "In situ lightfield imaging of octopus locomotion reveals simplified control" has been published in @nature.com. www.nature.com/articles/s41... If you love 🧪🌎🦑🌊, keep reading this thread! 1/n
Nothing to see here. Just a barreleye fish from @mbarinews.bsky.social 🐟. 🧪🦑🌊
May 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Nothing to see here. Just a barreleye fish from @mbarinews.bsky.social 🐟. 🧪🦑🌊
Came across this beauty today. 😍 Stars and spines?? Who knew! #urchin @fathomverse.bsky.social 🦑
April 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Came across this beauty today. 😍 Stars and spines?? Who knew! #urchin @fathomverse.bsky.social 🦑
March 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Case in point. 🥰
March 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Case in point. 🥰
Check out the other plenaries from a wide range of topic areas.
March 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Check out the other plenaries from a wide range of topic areas.
Looking forward to giving my plenary on #FathomVerse today at IEEE Aerospace. An ocean 🌊presentation at an aerospace 🌌 event?? Hope they like marine life. 🦑 This will be fun!
March 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Looking forward to giving my plenary on #FathomVerse today at IEEE Aerospace. An ocean 🌊presentation at an aerospace 🌌 event?? Hope they like marine life. 🦑 This will be fun!
Really cool event happening in Carmel Valley Village. Hope to see more of these events popping up everywhere!! 🧪
January 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Really cool event happening in Carmel Valley Village. Hope to see more of these events popping up everywhere!! 🧪
So grateful for this @mbarinews.bsky.social team! 🙏👏 Despite the technical difficulties, power plant fires, and my variable health, the engineering, Bioinspiration Lab, marine ops, and @montereyaq.bsky.social collections teams were able to go offshore today. I'm connecting via telepresence. 🧪🦑🌊🌎
January 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
So grateful for this @mbarinews.bsky.social team! 🙏👏 Despite the technical difficulties, power plant fires, and my variable health, the engineering, Bioinspiration Lab, marine ops, and @montereyaq.bsky.social collections teams were able to go offshore today. I'm connecting via telepresence. 🧪🦑🌊🌎
Tired of doomscrolling? Play #FathomVerse @fathomverse.bsky.social to discover all ocean life. 🦑🧪🌎🌊 Download to your device by visiting the App Store or Google Play; more details at www.fathomverse.game. #playingfortheplanet
January 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Tired of doomscrolling? Play #FathomVerse @fathomverse.bsky.social to discover all ocean life. 🦑🧪🌎🌊 Download to your device by visiting the App Store or Google Play; more details at www.fathomverse.game. #playingfortheplanet
So sorry to have missed #SICB2025!! Loved seeing everyone’s posts. In case you missed my talk on @fathomverse.bsky.social presented by none other than Frank Fish (!!), I’d be happy to connect. Would love collaborating on 🦑🌊🧪🌎 college / high school curriculum that incorporates the game. 🙏🏽
January 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
So sorry to have missed #SICB2025!! Loved seeing everyone’s posts. In case you missed my talk on @fathomverse.bsky.social presented by none other than Frank Fish (!!), I’d be happy to connect. Would love collaborating on 🦑🌊🧪🌎 college / high school curriculum that incorporates the game. 🙏🏽
New — to the Bioinspiration Lab — space!!! 😍🤩 Merry Christmas to meeeeeeeee! 🎶 Thank you @mbarinews.bsky.social! 🙏🏽 Now to clean it up. Can’t wait to do some live animal imaging in here!🧪🌊🦑
December 16, 2024 at 4:39 AM
New — to the Bioinspiration Lab — space!!! 😍🤩 Merry Christmas to meeeeeeeee! 🎶 Thank you @mbarinews.bsky.social! 🙏🏽 Now to clean it up. Can’t wait to do some live animal imaging in here!🧪🌊🦑
Friendly PSA from a rando on the internet: That strange feeling you get when you are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth when they’re at odds with reality? It’s called doublethink (related to doublespeak). Please PLEASE re-read Orwell’s 1984. 🙏🏽 This tactic is being used everywhere!
December 6, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Friendly PSA from a rando on the internet: That strange feeling you get when you are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth when they’re at odds with reality? It’s called doublethink (related to doublespeak). Please PLEASE re-read Orwell’s 1984. 🙏🏽 This tactic is being used everywhere!
Excited about these #FathomVerse inspired stamps I just got made! You can do all sorts of projects with animal icons from FathomVerse as we made them open source on phylopic. Check them out www.phylopic.org/contributors... and download the game at fathomverse.game !! 🧪🦑🌊🪸
December 6, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Excited about these #FathomVerse inspired stamps I just got made! You can do all sorts of projects with animal icons from FathomVerse as we made them open source on phylopic. Check them out www.phylopic.org/contributors... and download the game at fathomverse.game !! 🧪🦑🌊🪸
Sorry to keep pestering, but where is the big square?
November 26, 2024 at 2:46 AM
Sorry to keep pestering, but where is the big square?
Finally saw @dannastaaf.bsky.social in the wild while attending the Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting!! Also grabbed a copy of her new comic “How the Octopus lost its shell.” It’s beautiful!!
November 9, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Finally saw @dannastaaf.bsky.social in the wild while attending the Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting!! Also grabbed a copy of her new comic “How the Octopus lost its shell.” It’s beautiful!!