Anthony Francis

@xenotaur.bsky.social

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By day, Anthony teaches robots to learn; by night, he writes science fiction and draws comic books. Anthony lives in South Carolina with his wife and cat but his heart will always belong in Atlanta.

Anthony, Lewis and Dinesh at the debate
The poster for the Embodied AI Workshop, showing the schedule below a robot climber.
The banner for EAI7, featuring a robot rappelling down a cliff face with Denver in the background.
You know what else democracy requires? Proper spelling. The image shows a sign with the missing "u" in requires added.
Me holding a sign that says "Democracy requires limits to power."
ARTC performing the Hour of the Wolf.
Dragon Con fans interacting with Star Wars robots and a robot broom!
Me at the photo booth of the con
Fan tables at Worldcon with a sunbeam
Lobby of the Con Carolinas 2024 hotel along with a banner.
The Sixth Annual Embodied Artificial Intelligence Workshop banner image
A large black cat sitting on a chair next to a small black kitten.
A part of a car, a long trail of debris, and a dead AT&T equipment box looking like a tombstone.
Thanksgiving dinner with Christmas decorations already up.
The cover of the science fiction anthology "The Neurodiversiverse: Alien Encounters"!
Embodied AI #5 will be held in the Summit 428 room from 8:50 to 5:30 on Tuesday, June 18 2024.
Our front room, turned into an art gallery for Sandi's art.
Three geode tables with colorful resin tops and recycled paper faux stone bottoms.
Neurodiversiverse Postcards
Blackened shrimp and avocado poboy and side salad from Tupelo Honey
The Neurodiversiverse Anthology Kickstarter just funded and is ending soon!
Postcards for the Neurodiversiverse
Table of Contents for the Neurodiversiverse
"Heart-Side Sometimes-Table" by Madeline Barnicle.
Cat Rambo's "Scary Monsters, Super Creeps": Superheroes and supervillains fighting in the streets could be the worst place in the world for someone with anxiety - or the best!
The 5th Annual Embodied AI Workshop
Anthony Francis at his author's booth at the Clockwork Alchemy steampunk conference.
Banner for the Fifth Annual Embodied AI Workshop at CVPR 2024.
The band in front of the Hyatt Regency
Blue skies over the Hyatt Regency
Blue skies over the Chattahoochee River.
Robots and fans at Dragon Con
Color pop of blue skies over Dragon Con.
Lines for the dealers' room at Dragon Con beneath the Westin cylindrical tower and blue skies.
Me and my books at Dragon Con
Authors at the introduction to the Writers' Track
Blue skies between buildings in Atlanta
A glowing brain floating over a galaxy, with the words "The Neurodiversiverse Anthology - A Call for Submissions from Thinking Ink Press"