Saul Griffith is the Founder / Principal Scientist at Otherlab, where he focuses his work on engineering solutions for clean energy, zero carbon economy. He has multiple degrees in materials science and mechanical engineering and completed his PhD in Programmable Assembly and Self Replicating machines at MIT. He is founder or co-founder of numerous companies, including Otherlab, Sunfolding, Makani Power, Volute, Roam Robotics, Canvas Construction, Optiopia, Squid Labs, Potenco, Instructables.com, and Howtoons. Saul has been awarded numerous awards for invention and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2007.