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Design and the Elastic Mind

LocationMOMA DescriptionOver the past twenty-five years, people have weathered dramatic changes in their experience of time, space, matter,…

Sunday — Monday
February 24, 2008 —
May 12, 2008
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#24 Design and the Elastic Mind

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Design and preliminary results of a reaction force series elastic actuator for bionic knee and ankle prostheses

M. E. Carney, T. Shu, R. Stolyarov, J. F. Duval and H. M. Herr, "Design and Preliminary Results of a Reaction Force Series Elastic Actuator for Bionic Knee and Ankle Prostheses," in IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 542-553, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.1109/TMRB.2021.3098921.

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Clutchable series-elastic actuator: Implications for prosthetic knee design

E. J. Rouse, L. M. Mooney and H. M. Herr Clutchable series-elastic actuator: Implications for prosthetic knee design International Journal of Robotics Research, 2014, in press

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The effect of series elasticity on actuator power and work output: Implications for robotic and prosthetic joint design

D. Paluska and H. M. Herr. The effect of series elasticity on actuator power and work output: Implications for robotic and prosthetic joint design, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, vol. 54, pp. 667–673, 2006.

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A clutchable series-elastic actuator: design of a robotic knee prosthesis for minimum energy consumption

E. J. Rouse, L. M. Mooney, E. C. Martinez-Villalpando and H. M. Herr A clutchable series-elastic actuator: design of a robotic knee prosthesis for minimum energy consumption, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2013

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Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body

The Challenge: To Transform Mental + Physical WellbeingAs mental health and physical ability challenges surge worldwide, driven by ine…

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Continuously-Variable Series-Elastic Actuator

L. M. Mooney and H. M. Herr Continuously-Variable Series-Elastic Actuator, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2013

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Design and Evaluation of a Reaction-Force Series Elastic Actuator Configurable as Biomimetic Powered Ankle and Knee Prostheses

Carney, Matthew E. “Design and Evaluation of a Reaction-Force Series Elastic Actuator Configurable as Biomimetic Powered Ankle and Knee Prostheses By.” Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020.

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The biomechanics and energetics of human running using an elastic knee exoskeleton

G. Elliott, G.S. Sawicki, A. Marecki, H. Herr. The biomechanics and energetics of human running using an elastic knee exoskeleton, International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2013.

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Inside Otherlab's world of flying inventions and elastic machines

At Otherlab, inventors build cutting-edge tech from exoskeletons and flexible undersea robots to clean energy devices.

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Music, Mind and Machine

The Music, Mind and Machine group is working towards bridging the gap between the current generation of audio technologies and those that w…

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Optimization of human-powered elastic mechanisms for endurance amplification

H. Herr and N. Langman. Optimization of human-powered elastic mechanisms for endurance amplification, Structural Optimization, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 65–67, Feb. 1997.

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SENSPECTRA: An Elastic, Strain-Aware Physical Modeling Interface

Leclerc, V. "SENSPECTRA: An Elastic, Strain-Aware Physical Modeling Interface"

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Designing Around Little Minds

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Music and Mind LIVE #15 | Mind Games: New Tech for Music and Health

Opera of the Future head Tod Machover, alum Grace Leslie, and Dr. Adam Gazzaley join Renée Fleming for Music and Mind Live.

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Christina Meyer

Research Assistant

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Mindfulness and the Psychology of Possibility

LocationE14-244 DescriptionIf we could turn back the clock psychologically, could we also turn it back physically? For more than thirty yea…

Friday
October 29, 2010
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Learning Beautiful brings MIT’s “mind and hand” ethos to early childhood education

Spinoff Learning Beautiful develops education materials that encourage kids to explore computer science concepts through physical learning.

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Hugh Herr

Professor of Media Arts and Sciences

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Jessica Mindel

Research Assistant

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Family-Friendly Data Privacy + AI Activities: Interactive lessons to help kids learn and design with data privacy in mind

This is a unique time to engage and teach children about the benefits and limitations of technology.

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Connected Mind + Body

The Media Lab is working to revolutionize and improve mental + physical wellbeing using digital technologies and human-computer interaction.

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Open Learning Talks: Mindfulness, Mental Wellness, and Learning

Open Learning Talks bring together leaders to discuss new research-based ideas, technologies, and efforts in education, at MIT and the world

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Connected Mind + Body: Improving Neural Control of Prostheses

The Media Lab is enhancing human physical capability and revolutionizing mental wellbeing using digital technologies and human-compute…

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Design and Clinical Evaluation of a Digital Transtibial Prosthetic Interface

The prosthetic interface consists of a compliant liner and rigid socket, and conventionally has been made through a very hands-on artisinal…

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Ellen Clarrissimeaux

Research Assistant

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Mindful Documentary

Barry, B. "Mindful Documentary"

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Music, Mind, and Health

Our work in Music, Mind, and Health has culminated in a recent PhD thesis, showing the technologies and perspectives required to build on t…

Article

A breakthrough device that combines mind and machine

In the first live public demo of his new technology, TED Fellow Arnav Kapur introduces AlterEgo.

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Society of Mind

The Society of Mind research group focuses on imparting to machines the human capacity for commonsense reasoning. We account for many aspe…

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Music, Mind, and Mouth: Exploring the Interaction Between Music and Flavor Perception

Wang, Q. "Music, Mind, and Mouth: Exploring the Interaction Between Music and Flavor Perception"

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ML Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body

There is an opportunity to revolutionize and improve mental + physical wellbeing using digital technologies and human-computer interactions.

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MLTalks: Curious Minds

What is curiosity? How does it work? And where does its seemingly limitless power to shape the mind and reshape society come from?

Tuesday
May 15, 2018
3:00pm — 4:30pm ET
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Rosalind Picard, Keynote Speaker @ the APA annual Technology, Mind, and Society Conference

Rosalind Picard will be a keynote speaker at the Technology, Mind, and Society Showcase 2020

Thursday
November 12, 2020
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"Curious Minds: The Power of Connection" with Perry Zurn, Dani Bassett, and Kristy Johnson

This event is free and part of Harvard Book Store's Virtual Event Series.

Friday
September 16, 2022
12:00pm ET
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Barriers, resources, and changes of social, policy, and ethical considerations in design education

Saadi, J.I., Roeder, G., Das, M., Ostrowski, A.K., Breazeal, C., D’Ignazio, C., Verma, A., & Yang, M. Barriers, resources, and changes of social, policy, and ethical considerations in design education. Accepted to ASME 2023 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference (IDETC/CIE2023); Track: 35th International Conference on Design The

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Ed Boyden on minding your brain

A conversation between Ed Boyden and Tyler Cowen on optogenetics and expansion microscopy to storytelling and the nature of consciousness.

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Design and Evaluation of a Biomimetic Agonist-Antagonist Active Knee Prosthesis

Martinez-Villalpando, E. "Design and Evaluation of a Biomimetic Agonist-Antagonist Active Knee Prosthesis"

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Deblina Sarkar receives 2023 MIND Prize

Congratulations to Professor Deblina Sarkar on being selected for a 2023 Maximizing Innovation in Neuroscience Discovery (MIND) Prize.

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Designing medical devices to bend with the body

Canan Dagdeviren creates flexible ultrathin systems to decode the patterns of disease.

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Dr. Dava Newman: Leading Innovative Minds at the MIT Media Lab

Dava Newman talks to the Seneca Women’s Podcast Network about diversity, interdisciplinary research, and transforming ideas into reality.

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PsychicVR: Increasing mindfulness by using Virtual Reality and Brain Computer Interfaces

We present PsychicVR, a proof-of-concept system that integrates a brain-computer interface device and virtual reality headset to improve mi…

Article

Dull Your Senses and Expand Your Mind

Amphibian advances the field of VR while exploring the relationship between diving and disability

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Expanding Our 'Frames' of Mind for Education and the Arts

Groff, J. (2013). Expanding our 'Frames' of Mind for Education and the Arts. Harvard Education Review, 83(1), 15-39.

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“The Thinking Cap”: Fostering Growth Mindset Of Children By Means Of Electroencephalography And Perceived Magic of Harry Potter Universe

Nataliya Kosmyna, Cassandra Scheirer, and Pattie Maes. 2021. The Thinking Cap: Fostering Growth Mindset Of Children By Means Of Electroencephalography And Perceived Magic of Harry Potter Universe. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI ’21 Extended Abstracts), May 08–13, 2021, Yokohama, Japan. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 6 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/34

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MLTalks—Inventive Minds: Marvin Minsky on Education

Xiao Xiao and Cynthia Solomon in conversation with Hal Abelson

Friday
May 31, 2019
1:00pm — 2:00pm ET
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Robotic Partners' Bodies and Minds: An Embodied Approach to Fluid Human-Robot Collaboration

G. Hoffman, C. Breazeal

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Society of Mind/The Emotion Machine

Professor Minsky continues to develop the theory of human thinking and learning called the "Society of Mind," which tries to explain how va…

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Design and Evaluation of a Clippable and Personalizable Pneumatic-haptic Feedback Device for Breathing Guidance

Kyung Yun Choi, Neska ElHaouij, Jinmo Lee, Rosalind W. Picard, and Hiroshi Ishii. 2022. Design and Evaluation of a Clippable and Personalizable Pneumatic-haptic Feedback Device for Breathing Guidance. Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol. 6, 1, Article 6 (March 2022), 36 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3517234

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kinetiX: Designing auxetic-inspired deformable material structures

Jifei Ou, Zhao Ma, Jannik Peters, Sen Dai, Nikolaos Vlavianos, Hiroshi Ishii, kinetiX: Designing auxetic-inspired deformable material structures, Computers & Graphics, Volume 75, 2018, Pages 72-81, ISSN 0097-8493

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Persuasive Robotics: How Robots Change our Minds

Siegel, M. "Persuasive Robotics: How Robots Change our Minds"

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Design and Clinical Evaluation of a Digital Transtibial Prosthetic Interface

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Design of an agonist-antagonist active knee prosthesis

E.C. Martinez-Villalpando, J. Weber, G. Elliott, and H. M. Herr. Design of an agonist-antagonist active knee prosthesis, Proceedings of IEEE BIORobotics Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, 2008.

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MIT’s FutureMakers programs help kids get their minds around — and hands on — AI

The programs are designed to foster an understanding of how artificial intelligence technologies work, including their social implications.

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Cognitive Integration: The Nature of the Mind

While we have learned much about human behavior and neurobiology, there is arguably no field that studies the mind itself. We want to overc…

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Open Mind Common Sense

The biggest problem facing artificial intelligence today is how to teach computers enough about the everyday world so that they can reason …

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Understanding and Embedding Design Justice in Design Processes

How do we meaningfully engage with topics such as ethics, equity, and justice in our design processes?

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Kent Larson @ Meeting of the Minds 2011

LocationBoulder, CO Description

Thursday — Friday
September 22, 2011 —
September 23, 2011