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Multimodal textile sensate media as an expressive and deformable musical interfaceIn the area of intelligent textiles, we are exploring a...
We introduce a family of fragile electronic musical instruments designed to be “played” through the act of destruction. Each Fragile Inst...
Can tattoos embrace technology in order to make the skin interactive?The DermalAbyss project is the result of a collaboration between MIT...
We introduce Rovables, a miniature robot that can move freely on unmodified clothing. The robots are held in place by magnetic wheels, an...
Tidmarsh is a 600-acre former cranberry farm near Plymouth, MA that is being restored to natural wetland. As the restoration procee...
Living Observatory is an initiative for documenting and interpreting ecological change that will allow people, individually and collectiv...
SensorTape is a modular and dense sensor network in a form factor of a tape. SensorTape is composed of interconnected and programmable se...
KickSoul is a wearable device that maps natural foot movements into inputs for digital devices. It consists of an insole with embedded se...
Skrin is an exploration project on digitalized body skin surface using embedded electronics and prosthetics. Human skin is a means for pr...
Years of heavy regulation and a long-standing focus on compliance have co-opted the ability of the healthcare industry to implement novel...
The Tidmarsh project is interested in the documentation of ecological processes to understand their spatial and temporal evolution. Its c...
An interactive picture book that explores storytelling techniques through paper-based circuitry. Sensors, lights, and microcontrollers em...
Inspired by previous work in the field of sonification, we are building a data-driven composition platform that will enable users to map ...
The FingerSynth is a wearable musical instrument made up of a bracelet and set of rings that enables its players to produce sound by touc...
With our Ubiquitous Sonic Overlay, we are working to place virtual sounds in the user's environment, fixing them in space even as the use...
Light enables our visual perception. It is the most common medium for displaying digital information. Light regulates our circadian rhyth...
NailO is a wearable input device in the form of a commercialized nail art sticker. It works as a miniaturized trackpad the size and thick...
Doppelmarsh is a cross-reality sensor data browser built for experimenting with presence and multimodal sensory experiences. Built on evo...
SensorChimes aims to create a new canvas for artists leveraging ubiquitous sensing and data collection. Real-time data from environmental...
Homes and offices are being filled with sensor networks to answer specific queries and solve pre-determined problems, but no comprehensiv...
We demonstrate an always-available, on-body gestural interface. Using an array of pressure sensors worn around the wrist, it can distingu...
The Circuit Sticker Activity Book is a primer for using circuit stickers to create expressive electronics. Inside are explanations of the...
Imagine a future where lights are not fixed to the ceiling, but follow us wherever we are. In this colorful world we enjoy lighting that ...
Circuit Stickers is a toolkit for crafting electronics using flexible and sticky electronic pieces. These stickers are created by printin...
In this project we investigate how the process of building a circuit can be made more organic, like sketching in a sketchbook. We integra...
Sensor networks permeate our built and natural environments, but our means for interfacing to the resultant data streams have not evolved...
ListenTree is an audio-haptic display embedded in the natural environment. Visitors to our installation notice a faint sound emerging fro...
The vision of pervasive computing is now mainstream. These connected devices permeate every aspect of our lives. Yet, we remain tethered ...
RESTful services and the Web provide a framework and structure for content delivery that is scalable, not only in size but, more importan...