BŌTLAS

BŌTLAS

BŌTLAS

Robotic

Robotic

Robotic

Fabrication

Fabrication

FAB

Hi, I’m Bo.

• Vision- and sensor-based robotic fabrication
• Robotic additive manufacturing and robotic assembly
• Material behavior and environmental data in robotic fabrication
• Computational design and human–robot collaboration
• Parametric design and organic structures

Hi, I’m Bo.

• Vision- and sensor-based robotic fabrication
• Robotic additive manufacturing and robotic assembly
• Material behavior and environmental data in robotic fabrication
• Computational design and human–robot collaboration
• Parametric design and organic structures

CONNECTING DESIGN, SENSING, AND ROBOTIC FABRICATION

CONNECTING DESIGN, SENSING, AND ROBOTIC FABRICATION

Background | Education & PRACTICE

RESEARCH
PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS

Cornell University

Cornell University

Master of Science in Design Technology

M.S. in Design Technology

M.S. in Design Technology

Awards

  • DARPA Project Research Fellowship

  • Design Tech Innovation Award

  • Named Inventor on a Cornell Invention Disclosure Related to a DARPA-Funded Project

  • Selected for the Design Technology Faculty and Student Exhibition in New York City and Ithaca

Awards

  • DARPA Project Research Fellowship

  • Design Tech Innovation Award

  • Named Inventor on a Cornell Invention Disclosure Related to a DARPA-Funded Project

JOMAI AD Co.

JOMAI AD Co.

Architect

Partner / Design Director

Architect

Partner / Design Director

Selected Awards

  • World Design Awards, 2022

  • DNA Paris Design Awards, 2022

  • AD100 YOUNG

  • Aesthetics Vogue Award — Silver, 2022

  • IAA MUSE Design Awards

  • THE PLAN Award, Italy, 2021

  • IDPA, Japan, 2021

Selected Awards

  • World Design Awards, 2022

  • DNA Paris Design Awards, 2022

  • AD100 YOUNG

  • Aesthetics Vogue Award — Silver, 2022

  • IAA MUSE Design Awards

  • THE PLAN Award, Italy, 2021

  • IDPA, Japan, 2021

Hefei University of Technology

Hefei University of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering in Urban Planning

B.Eng. in Urban Planning

B.Eng. in Urban Planning

Research on data-informed urban planning

Research on data-informed urban planning

RESEARCH | PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS

RESEARCH | PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS

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Presentations

Presentations

Kladeftira, M., Zhang, Z., and Li, B. TwinKit+: An AI-Augmented Tangible Interface for Onthe-Fly Supervisory Control of Multi-Robot Assemblies. Poster Presentation, Northeast Robotics Colloquium (NERC 2026), Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Oct. 2026.

Kladeftira, M., Zhang, Z., and Li, B. TwinKit+: An AI-Augmented Tangible Interface for Onthe-Fly Supervisory Control of Multi-Robot Assemblies. Poster Presentation, Northeast Robotics Colloquium (NERC 2026), Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, Oct. 2026.

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PAPER (Submitted)

PAPER (Submitted)

Zhang, Z. ∗ , Li, B. ∗ , and Kladeftira, M. Bringing AI in the Loop? Multimodal Human-AI Collaboration as a Communication Layer for HRC in Timber Construction. Construction Robotics.

Zhang, Z. ∗ , Li, B. ∗ , and Kladeftira, M. Bringing AI in the Loop? Multimodal Human-AI Collaboration as a Communication Layer for HRC in Timber Construction. Construction Robotics.

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PAPER (Submitted)

PAPER (Submitted)

Zhang, Z., Li, B., and Kladeftira, M. TwinKit+: AI-Supported Design Reasoning in HumanRobot Co-Making through Multimodal Interaction. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2027).

Zhang, Z., Li, B., and Kladeftira, M. TwinKit+: AI-Supported Design Reasoning in HumanRobot Co-Making through Multimodal Interaction. ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2027).

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PAPER (In Preparation)

PAPER (In Preparation)

Ozturk, O., Sopegno, L., Lunsford, C., Strait, J., Li, B., Jordan, A., Sabin, J., McLaskey, G., Nappi, N.,Haji, M., and Duddukuri Nair, S.Advancing Underwater 3D Concrete Printing(Tentative title).

Ozturk, O., Sopegno, L., Lunsford, C., Strait, J., Li, B., Jordan, A., Sabin, J., McLaskey, G., Nappi, N.,Haji, M., and Duddukuri Nair, S.Advancing Underwater 3D Concrete Printing(Tentative title).

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05

PAPER (In Preparation)

PAPER (In Preparation)

Li, B., Pak, C., Sandberg, A., and Sabin, J. ROBOSENSE 4.0: Point-by-Point Robotic Printing System with Interstitial Control Windows for Real-Time Parameter Adjustment.

Li, B., Pak, C., Sandberg, A., and Sabin, J. ROBOSENSE 4.0: Point-by-Point Robotic Printing System with Interstitial Control Windows for Real-Time Parameter Adjustment.

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PAPER (In Preparation)

PAPER (In Preparation)

Li, B. and Sabin, J. CoralPolyp: A Machina-Based Grasshopper Plugin for Sensor-Driven Robotic Additive Manufacturing(Tentative title).

Li, B. and Sabin, J. CoralPolyp: A Machina-Based Grasshopper Plugin for Sensor-Driven Robotic Additive Manufacturing(Tentative title).

DESIGN, SENSING, AI
AND ROBOTIC FABRICATION.

DESIGN, SENSING, AI
AND ROBOTIC FABRICATION.

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