September 8, 2026
Emerson Alden
Research Fellow
Bio
Emerson Alden is a research fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation, where he focuses on American competitiveness in robotics. Before joining FAI, Emerson was a DC Seasonal Fellow with GovAI. Emerson holds a BS in mathematics-economics from Furman University.
Articles from Emerson Alden
The Robot Boom Has a Magnet Problem
Policy Gradients
artificial intelligence
Did the FCC Just Ban Foreign Robots?
Policy Gradients
August 3, 2026
artificial intelligence
Nobody Knows What a Robot Is
Policy Gradients
July 16, 2026
artificial intelligence
The Two Axes of Robot Classification
July 16, 2026