Catie Cuan // Physical AI: Giving AI a Robot Body

She is the founder of ART Lab (AI Robot Technology), and has led work across institutions including Stanford University and the Exploratorium, where she served as artist in residence. In her talk, Physical AI: Giving AI a Robot Body, Catie will explore what happens as AI moves beyond screens and into the physical world. As robots become more intelligent, how they move becomes just as important as what they can do. Drawing on her unique background in dance and robotics, she argues that movement is not just functional, but expressive, shaping emotion, trust, and human connection. Through examples from her work, including training robots to improvise, respond to human gestures, and move collectively, she will show how choreography can inform the design of more intuitive, responsive, and human-centered machines. Come experience a glimpse of a future where robots do not just act intelligently, but move with intention, awareness, and a sense of presence that changes how we live alongside them. This event is free and open to the public.....................​Design Field Notes is a lecture series where we invite the public to the UC Berkeley campus for conversations with designers, makers and artists who are contributing to shaping the future through design.If you require accommodation for a disability for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) or information about campus mobility access features in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Jacobs Institute staff at [email protected] with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.