Lab Notes

A record of our work and influences as we build and ship Inanimate.

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Oct 23, 2026

Lab Notes: Setting the Earth on Fire

WORKS Launch | Preview | Weird | Dark Models | Personal AI Devices | Balloon Stuffing

Oct 7, 2026

Lab Notes: Fruit Fly Future Shock

Fruit Flies | Decision Models | Put That There (Again) | Muse Cases | Marble Machine

Sep 23, 2026

Lab Notes: The Joy Found in Others' Enthusiasm

Demo Day | 3D Simulators | Arc | Winamp Skins | Wimmelbooks | TikTok Train Guy

Sep 9, 2026

Lab Notes: The Sky Above the Port was the Color of Television

WORKS in Progress | Call Us | Desks | Changing Nature of Work | Video | The Buggles

Aug 26, 2026

Lab Notes: Dolphins on the VFD

Charismatic Components | Slappers | Robot Lamps | Display Tech | Pioneer Dolphins

Aug 13, 2026

Lab Notes: Straight to Video

Video | The Main Thing | Desk Ornaments | Pattern Flow | Participation TV | Infinite Now

Jul 29, 2026

Lab Notes: Something in the Works

Something Works | Agent Extensions | Eden Project | Star Axis | No Sound of 2020s

Jul 15, 2026

Lab Notes: The Library Between Worlds

1st Birthday | New Lab | Inanimate® | Counting London Labs | The Infinite Archive

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