Xenobots and anthrobots
Xenobots are self-assembling living constructs from frog cells; anthrobots form from adult human airway cells with no genetic editing. They move, gather, show memory-like signaling, and anthrobots can heal a scratch across human neurons. Mambot, a robot that builds and studies xenobots, closes the loop of experimental science in morphology. Commercial thread: Fauna Systems (biobots) and Anthrobots, Inc. (Astonishing Labs portfolio).
Videos on this topic (newest first)
- 2026-11-11 — Evidence for intracellular memory storage and its implications for AI (David L. Glanzman (guest talk to the Levin lab), with discussion with Michael Levin)
- 2026-10-31 — Thoughts as Thinkers: biology & computer science of inspiration within & without us (Michael Levin (talk given in a joint session; he says he is presenting "together with Chris"))
- 2026-10-17 — New Bodies, Unconventional Minds: a continuum of cognition (& consciousness) (Michael Levin)
- 2026-10-16 — Thoughts as Thinkers: the biology & computer science of inspiration (Michael Levin)
- 2026-10-11 — Mind-Body Interface: an Experimental and Clinical Perspective (Michael Levin and Karina Kofman)
- 2026-10-09 — Neuroscience Beyond Neurons: Communicating with Unconventional Minds (Michael Levin)
- 2026-09-22 — Life, Machines, and a Foundation for Synthbiosis (Michael Levin)
- 2026-09-21 — Biology, AI, and Diverse Intelligence (Michael Levin)