Talks & Media

Science Podcast: Robots that eat other robots, and an ancient hot spot of early human relatives (July 2025)

Host Sarah Crespi interviewed me about the Truss Link and Robot Metabolism. The podcast was motivated by our recent Science Advances paper that demonstrated how simple Truss Links can combine into bigger robots that accomplish more complicated maneuvers and shed broken parts and replace them with new ones. Listen to the podcast here: https://www.science.org/content/podcast/robots-eat-other-robots-and-ancient-hot-spot-early-human-relatives

Bloomberg Originals Posthuman: The Aliens We Made (Nov 2024)

“Emily Chang meets some of the world’s most advanced, and most intelligent, robots. Will the creation of a synthetic species with human-like intelligence improve the human experience, or end it?” (Source: Bloomberg) My robot platform and I were featured in this episode. The video is available on YouTube, and on the Bloomberg Originals website.

NYU Tandon School Of Engineering: ECE Seminar (Oct 2024)

On October 29th, I presented my work on Metabolic Machines at NYU Tandon School Of Engineering. It was a pleasure to discuss questions, challenges, and future paths of exploration with the in-person audience. The recording will be uploaded to the NYU Tandon School Of Engineering Website.

Graduate Class Day Speaker for Columbia Engineering (May 2024)

It was a great honor to share my remarks with my fellow graduates and to celebrate this momentous achievement with all of them. Thank you to the Columbia Engineering faculty and staff for their years of mentorship, guidance, and support. The announcement can be found on the Columbia Engineering website.