Josh Bongard

@DoctorJosh

Robotics professor at the University of Vermont. Also into crowdsourcing, evolution, machine learning, artificial intelligence, complex systems, and big data.

Joined April 2008

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    Jan 13

    Introducing computer-designed organisms. Our new study out this week in PNAS. w/ , Douglas Blackiston, and

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  2. 13 hours ago
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    A new class of robots, built from frog stem cells, is testing the boundaries of how we define life.

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    26 Dec 2016

    Permanently 2-headed planaria, being themselves. Footage by Junji Morokuma in the Levin lab, music by Edvard Grieg.

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  5. Jan 31
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  6. Jan 28

    The is now accepting workshop, tutorial and special session proposals! Proposals due Feb 17. More details here:

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    Jan 27

    "Metal or muscle? The future of biologically inspired ," according to Barry Andrew Trimmer from . Read the new Focus piece here:

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  9. Jan 26

    Thoughtful commentary on Xenobots as a new tool for Complex Systems research.

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    Jan 25

    Xenobots in a nutshell on WPTZ (NBC5 News): "By learning to build and control living bodies, we might be able to understand..."

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    First layer of Mod Podge applied.

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  12. Jan 23

    Thanks for hosting such a broad yet deep symposium on communication today, . So much food for thought.

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  13. Jan 22

    Good evening Ann Arbor! Looking forward to speaking at 's LSA Complex Systems Symposium tomorrow: "Emergence in Communication & Learning". (and yes, the Xenobots may put in a brief appearance...)

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    Here is a brief video of how voxel-based soft robots look like. Optimization progress from top to bottom, kind of controller on column. More to come. See you in .

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  15. Jan 20

    For those interested in getting more involved with Xenobots, come join my online course (only 1 week in, plenty of time to catch up). Lectures: Programming projects:

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  16. Jan 20

    ME: Submit papers to ALife conferences. Work hard. Get on CNN. YOU: Submit paper to ALife conference by March 19...

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  17. Jan 19

    Discussing computer designed organisms (AKA "Xenobots") with CNN anchor . Joint work with , Douglas Blackiston and .

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  18. Jan 18

    Looking forward to discussing Xenobots on CNN with host tomorrow (Sunday) at 3:45pm ET. Joint work with , Douglas Blackiston, and student .

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  19. Jan 18

    Our computer designed organisms (AKA Xenobots), on Channel 3.

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    Jan 18

    The Economist | Robots that come alive via Impressive! I remember how 20 years ago we were discussing with Rolf Pfeifer and ⁦⁩ how to use developmental genetics concepts for building robots

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    This lump of cells might not look like much, but it’s a ‘living robot’ made out of frog cells, and it can crawl, move stuff - and even heal itself. Check it out:

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