Agent-driven development
Tool-using agents for code, research, build pipelines, production workflows, robotics, and operational automation.
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Researcher and systems builder
Nick Liverman
Agent-driven development, physical AI, robotics automation, precision fabrication, and AI-assisted production systems.
Founder of Old World Labs. The work combines custom AI agents, automation, robotics, precision fabrication, and hardware/software engineering into systems that can act, measure, verify, and improve.
Research lines
Robotics and automation
Hardware/software systems that connect simulation, robotics, editor tools, lab processes, measurement, and bounded autonomy.
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Precision fabrication
Old World Labs work in stereolithography, micro-scale fabrication, digital micro-mirror lithography, and biomedical microfluidics.
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Hardware/software systems
Integrated engineering across software, optics, motion control, measurement, robotics, and production tooling.
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Source-backed milestones
A professional researcher page should make claims that can be traced. These entries connect the landing page to publications, patents, technical coverage, and current work.
Year
Focus
Record
2012
Old World Labs founded
Old World Labs founded
Precision manufacturing and robotics company founded by Nick Liverman.
2014
OWL Nano at CES
OWL Nano at CES
MAKE and American Libraries coverage documented Old World Labs in the early professional SLA printer market.
2015
MC-1 and MC-2 printer line
MC-1 and MC-2 printer line
3D Printing Industry and 3DPrint.com covered Old World Labs nanoscopic 3D printer systems for science, medical, engineering, and robotics use.
2015-2018
Stereolithography patents
Stereolithography patents
Patent listings identify Nicholas Lee Liverman as inventor on Old World Labs stereolithography systems.
2018
SPIE lithography research
SPIE lithography research
SPIE Novel Patterning Technologies 2018 listed 3D micro-mirror lithography for mass production as an invited paper.
2018
Microfluidic artificial lung
Microfluidic artificial lung
VA coverage documented Old World Labs work with high-resolution 3D printing for microfluidic artificial-lung research.
2025
Agents as a Service
Agents as a Service
Public CES coverage describes agent systems for humanoid robots and virtual environments.
Collaboration
Collaborate on agent, robotics, and hardware/software systems that need deep builders.
Suitable collaborators bring proof of work and care about real constraints: editor automation, robotics workflows, lab processes, simulation, production pipelines, or hardware/software integration where agents need to operate with evidence.