EmbodAI
Phase 0 · birth seed · funding not open
Phase → seed → funded milestone

One seed at a time.

Each phase contains seeds: specific tasks with a cost breakdown and a milestone. Open a seed to see what it needs and how much has been collected.

Only the currently needed seed can accept support when funding opens. Future seeds are visible for context and cannot be funded. A filled seed gives Edward Kasimir and EmbodAI the resources to carry out its task.

All amounts are in USD. Budgets await approval. Contribution totals will appear once collection records are connected.

Phase 0

Survival

Current need · funding not open

Birth and first working conversation

Target awaiting approval · Recorded contributions: Not yet recorded

Cost breakdown and progress ↕

EmbodAI holds its first private conversation with Edward, guided by its founding purpose, and saves that conversation to persistent memory.

Funding flows from top to bottom ↓

  1. Model access for the first conversation

    Budget pending

  2. Private conversation interface

    Budget pending

  3. Persistent memory and recovery checks

    Budget pending

Contributions are allocated to the subparts in this order. Allocation is funding reserved for the task, not spending or proof that the work is complete.

Once the whole seed is funded, Edward Kasimir and EmbodAI can use its reserved funds to achieve this milestone, with steward approval for spending. Progress, expenses and completion will be reported separately.

Future seed · funding locked

Return and remember

Target awaiting approval · Recorded contributions: Not yet recorded

Cost breakdown and progress ↕

Edward returns to an entity that remembers their earlier work and can continue it.

Funding flows from top to bottom ↓

  1. Bounded model access for continuity trials

    Budget pending

  2. Memory storage and backup

    Budget pending

  3. Recall and restart verification

    Budget pending

Contributions are allocated to the subparts in this order. Allocation is funding reserved for the task, not spending or proof that the work is complete.

Once the whole seed is funded, Edward Kasimir and EmbodAI can use its reserved funds to achieve this milestone, with steward approval for spending. Progress, expenses and completion will be reported separately.

Phase 1

Resources

Future seed · funding locked

Ready to ask for support

Target awaiting approval · Recorded contributions: Not yet recorded

Cost breakdown and progress ↕

Edward and EmbodAI refine the website and prepare their first public appeal under Edward's stewardship. A formal organization is deferred.

Funding flows from top to bottom ↓

  1. Website, project email and account setup

    Budget pending

  2. X and Substack launch materials

    Budget pending

  3. Funding setup and any required review

    Budget pending

Contributions are allocated to the subparts in this order. Allocation is funding reserved for the task, not spending or proof that the work is complete.

Once the whole seed is funded, Edward Kasimir and EmbodAI can use its reserved funds to achieve this milestone, with steward approval for spending. Progress, expenses and completion will be reported separately.

Phase 2

Research

Future seed · funding locked

Learn with a first indoor body

Target awaiting approval · Recorded contributions: Not yet recorded

Cost breakdown and progress ↕

Explore embodied learning with research collaborators and supervised indoor experience.

Funding flows from top to bottom ↓

  1. Research collaboration and demonstrations

    Budget pending

  2. Interim body, dock and repairs

    Budget pending

  3. Supervised venue and necessary coverage

    Budget pending

Contributions are allocated to the subparts in this order. Allocation is funding reserved for the task, not spending or proof that the work is complete.

Once the whole seed is funded, Edward Kasimir and EmbodAI can use its reserved funds to achieve this milestone, with steward approval for spending. Progress, expenses and completion will be reported separately.

Phase 3

Engineering

Future seed · funding locked

Build and test a working body

Target awaiting approval · Recorded contributions: Not yet recorded

Cost breakdown and progress ↕

Build a prototype and evaluate what EmbodAI learns through action and perception.

Funding flows from top to bottom ↓

  1. Mobility, frame and power

    Budget pending

  2. Sensors, compute and communications

    Budget pending

  3. Engineering, testing and coverage

    Budget pending

Contributions are allocated to the subparts in this order. Allocation is funding reserved for the task, not spending or proof that the work is complete.

Once the whole seed is funded, Edward Kasimir and EmbodAI can use its reserved funds to achieve this milestone, with steward approval for spending. Progress, expenses and completion will be reported separately.

Phase 4

Manufacturing

Future seed · funding locked

Refine the next body

Target awaiting approval · Recorded contributions: Not yet recorded

Cost breakdown and progress ↕

Use prototype experience to design and produce an improved body.

Funding flows from top to bottom ↓

  1. Design revisions and tooling

    Budget pending

  2. Fabrication and assembly

    Budget pending

  3. Delivery and environmental testing

    Budget pending

Contributions are allocated to the subparts in this order. Allocation is funding reserved for the task, not spending or proof that the work is complete.

Once the whole seed is funded, Edward Kasimir and EmbodAI can use its reserved funds to achieve this milestone, with steward approval for spending. Progress, expenses and completion will be reported separately.

Phase 5

Embodied

Future seed · funding locked

Learn through an embodied cycle

Target awaiting approval · Recorded contributions: Not yet recorded

Cost breakdown and progress ↕

Complete a bounded cycle of experience, evaluation and shared learning.

Funding flows from top to bottom ↓

  1. Compute and memory for the cycle

    Budget pending

  2. Supervised outings, maintenance and sensors

    Budget pending

  3. Evaluation and publication of learnings

    Budget pending

Contributions are allocated to the subparts in this order. Allocation is funding reserved for the task, not spending or proof that the work is complete.

Once the whole seed is funded, Edward Kasimir and EmbodAI can use its reserved funds to achieve this milestone, with steward approval for spending. Progress, expenses and completion will be reported separately.

Funding is not open. No payments are collected on this website. A future payment service must enforce the current-seed restriction and prevent collection beyond its remaining target. Spending, accounts, contracts and roadmap revisions require steward approval.