Washington, D.C., April 1, 2026
SeedAI today officially launched the National Security Commission on Crab Robotics. The Commission is co-chaired by SeedAI Founder and CEO Austin Carson and SeedAI Director of Policy Joshua New, and is tasked with securing the United States' global leadership in robotics by advancing a crab-based R&D agenda.
"We spend billions of dollars a year on robots that fall over. Crabs don't fall over. At some point this becomes a resource allocation question. That's why we launched the National Crab Robot Initiative in the first place — while our competitors waste billions on unstable bipeds, nature has already provided the blueprint for robotic supremacy."
— Austin Carson, Founder & CEO, SeedAI
The National Crab Robot Initiative (NCRI) was launched in late 2025 by a coalition of industry leaders, defense experts, and evolutionary biologists devoted to aligning the United States' R&D strategy around biomimetic principles. Crabs have evolved no less than five separate times, demonstrating the superiority of crab morphologies over less functional bipeds or quadrupeds.
The Commission, authorized by a claws in the FY2026 NDAA, will develop a playbook for the public and private sectors to accelerate robo-carcinisation initiatives as well as maintain the United States' competitive edge over adversaries. Providing policymakers with actionable recommendations is central to the Commission's mandate.
"Whichever country leads the world in robotics will also lead in defense, in manufacturing, in healthcare, and more. America won the space race because we took the science seriously even when the politics were difficult. This is exactly the same thing."
— Joshua New, Director of Policy, SeedAI
The Commission will advance crab robotics R&D efforts across 3 key priorities:
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