Origami Desk is an interactive installation where users learn to fold paper into beautiful shapes. Origami Desk improves on the inscrutable…
We present the world's first interactive "scratch and sniff." We don't consider this a serious application, but it starts to explore possi…
inStink explores what happens when we can manipulate smell by computer as easily as we currently manipulate sound and video. We have built …
Honey I'm Home is the simplest smell output device possible: a one-bit system that can be used for any purpose. We present it as a presence…
The ESP team is designing and building embedded sensor packs for expeditionary projects. Earlier efforts pioneered human vital-sign monitor…
Embedded Networks are digital networks designed to form links among everyday objects. By design, embedded network links are wireless, self-…
Dollars & Scents explores ways to display abstract information using scent. A device is installed above the lower-lobby rotating door that …
The CurlyCart is a modification of a Power Wheels toy that can record and play back your motions.
How can the kitchen of the future help you instead of replace you? That's the idea behind the CounterActive recipe counter. It may look l…
We wish to address two aspects of vending machine design. The first is the paying system and thus the role of the machine in the market. Th…
This project is a physical realization of the self-organizing algorithms work started by Rob Poor with Hyphos. TephraNet is a self-organizi…
Distributed power meters monitor electricity consumption at each outlet and broadcast measurements over the power line for other nodes to r…
Scents Sense attempts to incorporate the recent developments in the field of electronic smell into the home. As the heart of the home, the …
Current datebook programs such as Palm Desktop or Microsoft Outlook will give you a single audiovisual reminder a set period of time before…
Project Voyager uses wirelessly networked devices to create Personal Shopping Assistants that deliver compelling Web services to customers …
Robocrop combines sensors, networking, and plants to create a modular desktop gardening system, in which gardeners can have as much informa…
Ventus is an attempt to address the problem of Medical Compliance. Asthma medication can be dangerous if used improperly. By tracking whe…
Instead of ordering produce or groceries through the Web, is there a radically different future built on distributed food production? Worki…
Mr. Java is an intelligent coffee machine: it recognizes you, learns your preferences, and feeds you both the bits and the atoms you desire…
A picture is more than a thousand words. As cameras become smarter, imagery will be enhanced by meta-data of all sorts. Some of our early f…
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but are they the words we're looking for? The dataCam introduces the notion of associating non-vis…
Imagine holding an animated pixel in the palm of your hand. What could you create with physical pixels that fit together like children's bl…
Everyday objects are beginning to find expression in digital networks, creating a new family of objects that display personalized behavior …
Universal Serial Bus (USB) enables true plug-and-play for peripherals. Simply plug a device in and the computer recognizes it and downloa…
Tired of waiting for public transportation to arrive? Wait Loss will tell you the expected arrival time of your favorite bus or train so …
The 1998 Everest Expedition was the first major scientific expedition to Mount Everest. We joined forces with the Boston Museum of Scienc…
What is the point of interaction for bio-data collected on a daily basis from black boxes on your person? NetWeight is a scale which weigh…