When buildings learn how we move: embodied human–building interaction in the age of machine intelligence

Keywords embodiment , human–building interaction , intelligence , locomotion , movement Citation Bardy BG (2026) When buildings learn how we move: embodied human–building interaction in the age of machine intelligence . Front. Comput. Sci. 8:1800319. doi: 10.3389/fcomp.2026.1800319 Received 30 January 2026 Revised 20 February 2026 Accepted 16 March 2026 Published 27 March 2026 Volume 8 - 2026 Edited by Jieling Xiao , Birmingham City University, United Kingdom Reviewed by Miguel Valdez , The Open University, United Kingdom Updates Check for updates Copyright © 2026 Bardy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. * Correspondence: Benoît G. Bardy, benoit.bardy@umontpellier.fr Disclaimer All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.