Project Sparky
Maker Faire Bay Area 2026
September 25th-27th
Sparky is an AI robot who is social: he lives in my home, he knows other members of the family, he understands what is going on around him, and he has his own independent interests.
Alexis Gallagher
Alexis Gallagher is an AI researcher and software engineer, who is working now and making his AI robot Sparky as human as possible, as the CEO of Repertory Robotics. Sparky lives with his him, his wife, his two kids, and his dogs in San Francisco. Previous experience includes ML research leadership at Google, custom eyewear at startups, trading infrastructure in London, theater in Brighton, and theoretical biology at Oxford.