Sam Kriegman

@Kriegmerica

Evolutionary robotics PhD student and Xenobot historian at the University of Vermont. Why not the whole iguana?

Burlington, VT
Joined November 2014

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jan 13

    I'm thrilled to finally tell the world about computer-designed organisms aka "xenobots" aka "living robots" aka "reconfigurable organisms"... You've heard of sim2real -- this is sim2life.

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  2. Retweeted
    Jan 28

    Nice summary from of the reporting on those "xenobots", which, it seems, provoked all the usual Frankenstein quotes. Such things 1. miss the point of what this stuff is really about (more on that anon), and... (1/2)

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    Feb 1

    Here's one of the long-form essays on Causation in biology expanding on : "Biophysics of Regenerative Repair Suggests New Perspectives on Biological Causation": Others' (like 's) should be out soon in forthcoming collection.

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    Solemos pensar en los robots como máquinas sin vida programadas por computadora... hasta que llegaron los xenobots: los primeros robots vivientes de la historia 🤖😱🔥

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    Jan 28

    Final version of methods paper on workflow for quantifying calcium/bioelectricity tracking in frog embryos, by Patrick McMillen (from our lab) and Richard Novak, a great collaborator and scientist at :

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  6. Retweeted
    Jan 26

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

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  7. Jan 25
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  8. 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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  9. Retweeted
    Jan 25
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    Yep, theories aplenty; they're basically here: These Xenobots are the first step towards testing some of them by building things from the ground up.

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  10. Jan 25

    The simulated quadruped was initially created to study how soft robots could deform their bodies to recover from extreme mechanical damage (“deep insult”):

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  11. Jan 25

    Me: Transferring virtual creatures to reality is extremely difficult. Doug: Challenge accepted.

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  12. Jan 25

    A piece of Xenobot history.

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  13. Retweeted
    Jan 23

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

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    This is HUGE! These are the first ever LIVING or bio-robots called "Xenobots" made of entirely organic cells In the future could help clean up oceans, deliver drugs in the body and more. We break it down in our new vid here:

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  15. Retweeted
    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

    To be clear, this is not a new field: it’s ALife. I just found it amusing to see “Xenobot Researcher” on CNN. If you are interested in this kind of work, check out and join us at .

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  17. Jan 19
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  18. Jan 19
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  19. Jan 19

    A new field is born! speaks to , *Xenobot Researcher*. After working on this paper for over a year (with Douglas Blackiston and ), it’s exhilarating and a little surreal to see our creatures on .

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    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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    Jan 18
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