March 5, 2026 · Harvard Square, Cambridge
Manus
Turned One
AI shouldn't just think, it should also do.
One year in. Ten cities celebrated. One community.
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March 5, 2026 — Harvard Square
The Night We Celebrated
What a night. The Boston Manus community came together at Shake Shack in Harvard Square to mark Year One — with cake, code, foosball, and a whole lot of heart.
Newbies and old-timers alike gathered upstairs at Shake Shack, united by curiosity about what AI agents can actually do. The evening kicked off with live demos — people building with Manus in real time, sharing tips, and discovering features they didn't know existed.
The buildathon drew the biggest crowd: laptops open, ideas flying, and the birthday cake sitting right in the middle of it all. Between bites of burgers and sips of shakes, people were shipping actual projects — from educational tools to personal dashboards.
But it wasn't all code. Foosball matches broke out, conversations turned into collaborations, and strangers left as friends. This is what community looks like — people celebrating not just a product's birthday, but the things they've built with it.
Birthday Cake
Happy Birthday Manus!
Buildathon
Live building with Manus
Foosball
Friendly competition
Shake Shack
Burgers, fries & shakes
The whole crew — Boston's Manus community celebrates Year One
Happy Birthday Manus — the cake that started the party
Hosts with the birthday cake — burgers, shakes, and Manus
Buildathon in action — laptops open, cake on standby
Deep conversations over fries and shakes at Shake Shack
Sharing ideas — live demos and real-time feedback
Foosball face-off — not all battles are fought with code
Games and good vibes at the birthday party
Cake time — smiles all around as the celebration continues
The Celebration
How Boston Celebrated
Builders, researchers, founders, and the AI-curious came together for an evening of conversation, demos, and real stories from the frontlines of agentic AI.
Date
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Manus Day — Year One
Time
6:00 PM — 8:00 PM EST
Evening celebration
Location
Shake Shack, Harvard Square
92 Winthrop St, Cambridge
Hosted by
Abhishek Suryawanshi
with Manus AI
What happened that night
Live Demos
AI agents in action — people saw what Manus can do today
Real Stories
Local users and builders shared how they push AI further
Great Vibes
Burgers, fries, shakes, cake, foosball, and new friends
Mens et Manus — Ep. 1
The Year One Story
"AI shouldn't just think, it should also do."
Manus was born from an idea that seems almost unremarkable today: AI shouldn't just think, it should also do.
It was a bold experiment. None of us had any idea what could actually be built. Until one day, Manus replicated a product — one that had taken the team over a month to build — by sourcing APIs, gathering data, building a website, and designing assets on its own. All in one hour.
That was the moment everything changed. The butterfly had flapped its wings.
Who We Build For
A mother of multiple kids always faced the same weekend dilemma: kids or work. The day Manus launched, she gave it a try, handing off a full day's workload. Just one hour later, Manus told her it was done. She spent the rest of the weekend with her children.
Arkady, 86, not a programmer, but a linguist who spent his career believing the world teaches languages the wrong way. He never had the tools to build his vision — until Manus. With it, he built a fully working AI web app that generates infinite personalized lessons. No coding, no team, just one man and a lifelong idea brought to life.
Noelle, a florist in Singapore, used to spend hours messaging customers who couldn't quite picture their dream bouquet. With Manus, she built a no-code AI bouquet designer that lets customers pick flowers, see a realistic preview instantly, and check out on their own. More orders, happier customers.
Anyone who can use a messaging app can use Manus. Today, Manus is capable of building full-stack web apps with databases and AI-native features — and even mobile apps. It's a global product touching millions.
Still Not Enough
There are still so many non-technical people who have never had access to the magic of coding, still locked out by AI. We want to go further — to empower everyone, from business teams and professionals to creators and everyday users.
We also want to go deeper — to make Manus work 24/7, tirelessly, on our behalf.
"We mark this one small step, take a pause, reflect, and keep going."
Why Boston
Where Mind Meets Hand
Mens et Manus
MIT's motto — "Mens et Manus" — translates to "Mind and Hand." It's no coincidence that Manus, whose very name means "hand" in Latin, chose Boston for its first-ever community event. This city has always believed that knowledge must be paired with action.
From the founding of Harvard in 1636 to MIT's revolutionary approach to engineering education, Boston and Cambridge have spent nearly four centuries proving that the most powerful ideas are the ones you can build.
The Education Innovation Capital
Greater Boston is home to over 100 colleges and universities, including Harvard, MIT, Boston University, Northeastern, and Tufts — the densest concentration of world-class research institutions anywhere on Earth.
Today, this ecosystem is at the forefront of AI and education research. BU's AI & Education Initiative, MIT CSAIL's learning science labs, and Harvard's Innovation Labs are all pioneering how artificial intelligence can transform how we teach and learn.
Manus and Boston: A Natural Fit
When Manus hosted its first-ever event — "Co-Designing Education with AI" — at Harvard's Gutman Conference Center in June 2025, it wasn't just a product demo. It was a gathering of high schoolers and seasoned professionals, non-technical newcomers and AI engineers, all co-designing AI-powered educational tools together.
That event embodied the spirit of Mens et Manus: the fusion of mind and hand, of thinking and doing. Now, as Manus turns one, Boston is once again the place where the community comes together to celebrate what's been built — and imagine what comes next.
Boston by the numbers
100+
Colleges & Universities
390
Years of Education Legacy
#1
Global EdTech Ecosystem
3
Manus Events Hosted
Looking Back
Previous Events
Manus 1st Birthday Celebration
Cake, Code & Community
We celebrated Manus turning one with the Boston community. Buildathon, foosball, birthday cake, and burgers at Shake Shack. Newbies and old-timers came together to celebrate a year of building with AI.
Co-Designing Education with AI
Manus x Harvard Innovation Lab
Our first Boston event explored how AI is reshaping education. Educators, researchers, and builders gathered to discuss the future of learning with AI tools.
The Community
Built by People, for People
From a bold experiment to a global movement — the Manus community is writing the next chapter of what AI can do.
Launch
March 2025
The Bold Experiment
Manus launched with a radical idea: AI that doesn't just think, but does. On day one, gasps of amazement echoed from every corner as users shared use cases nobody had imagined.
Growth
Summer 2025
Community Takes Root
The first Boston event brought together builders and dreamers at Harvard. Manus Fellows emerged — passionate community members hosting events, sharing knowledge, and pushing boundaries.
Year One
March 2026
A Global Movement
Now part of Meta, Manus communities span 10 cities worldwide. From mothers balancing work and family to 86-year-old linguists building apps — everyone is a builder.
What Makes This Community Different
Radically Inclusive
From high schoolers to retirees, from non-coders to engineers — everyone belongs.
Action-Oriented
We don't just talk about AI. We build with it, prototype with it, and ship with it.
Community-Led
Birthday celebrations in 10 cities — all organized by community members, not corporate teams.
Human-Centered
Technology that serves people. AI that empowers. Tools that give time back.
One Birthday, Ten Cities
Celebrating Worldwide
On March 5th, Manus communities around the world are hosting local events to celebrate Year One. All community-organized, all community-led.
Thank You, Boston
Year One Is Just
The Beginning
Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate. From the buildathon to the foosball table, from the cake to the conversations — this is what community looks like. We mark this one small step, take a pause, reflect, and keep going.