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Research
Affective Computing

Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion

#robotics #social networks #computer vision +44 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

TerMITes

MIT Environmental SensorsTerMITes are a wireless environmental sensor platform that enables designers and researchers with the necessary ...

in City Science
Kent Larson · Carson Smuts +2 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Research
Space Exploration Initiative

Space Exploration Initiative

#robotics #design #virtual reality +65 more
Project Research

The Gravity Loading Countermeasure Skinsuit

By Rachel Bellisle

in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

Fluid Expressions - Art and Craft in Microgravity

When imagining human life in space, how will we express our humanity and creativity in an alien environment? Can the art we make both ref...

in Space Exploration Initiative
Sanjana Sharma
#robotics #design #architecture +13 more
Project Research

Personalized Performance-Optimization Platform (AttentivU - P-POP)

​The environmental conditions of prolonged spaceflight pose significant psychological risks for astronauts. In particular, crews of futur...

in Fluid Interfaces · Space Exploration Initiative
Nataliya Kos'myna · Pattie Maes
#environment #health #sensors +6 more
Research
Space Enabled

Advancing justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +49 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

KnittedKeyboard II

Spanning from the early Musical Telegraph and Electronic Sackbut, to the late EMS Synthi AKS and Moog Synthesizers, electronic music and ...

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono · Mike Hao Jiang +1 more
#design #human-computer interaction #architecture +11 more
Project Research

TESSERAE: Self-Assembling Space Architecture

Overview: How will we build the coming generations of Space Architecture—the modules, space ships, and space stations that will ensc...

in Space Exploration Initiative
Ariel Ekblaw
#robotics #design #agriculture +12 more
Research
Fluid Interfaces

Designing Systems for Cognitive Support

#robotics #design #virtual reality +36 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

Physio FreeFall

This project seeks to examine the effects of altered gravity on an individual’s physiology during parabolic flight. Specifically, we will...

in Affective Computing · Space Exploration Initiative
Kristy Johnson · Rosalind W. Picard +3 more
#bioengineering #consumer electronics #health +5 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Personalized Machine Learning for Autism Therapy

EngageME: Personalized machine learning and humanoid robots for measuring affect and engagement of children with autismEngageME is a proj...

in Affective Computing
Ognjen (Oggi) Rudovic · Rosalind W. Picard
#robotics #human-computer interaction #health +9 more
Archived
Research
Conformable Decoders

Converting the patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy

#robotics #design #architecture +35 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Chameleon

Chameleon is a wall mounted sensor system that uses machine learning to classify building activity.We present the system as an alternativ...

in City Science
Andres Rico · Carson Smuts +1 more
#artificial intelligence #sensors
Research
Signal Kinetics

Inventing, building, and deploying wireless sensor technologies to address complex problems in society, industry, and ecology

#robotics #computer vision #artificial intelligence +18 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Zenolith - An Interplanetary Time Device

On Earth, morning, noon, and night have their own specific meanings. The feeling of a second or a minute passing by, the shortening of th...

in Space Exploration Initiative
Sands Fish · Che-Wei Wang +1 more
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Post Research

Fadel Adib wins ACM SIGMOBILE Rockstar Award

He was recognized for his innovative contributions to wireless sensing and for networking advances in challenging environments.

April 4, 2022
in Signal Kinetics
#robotics #networks #sensors
Project Research

Tapis Magique: A Choreomusical Interactive Carpet

Ancient textiles have played a major role in the social, economic, and religious structures of communities around the world. Iconic, indi...

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono · Don Derek Haddad
#design #human-computer interaction #architecture +14 more
Project Research

SpaceHuman 2.0

SpaceHuman is a soft robotics device designed to facilitate the exploration of environments with reduced gravity in a view of democratiza...

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
Valentina Sumini · Joseph A. Paradiso +2 more
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +16 more
Research
Camera Culture

Making the invisible visible–inside our bodies, around us, and beyond–for health, work, and connection

#computer vision #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +40 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Space Sustainability Rating

The Space Sustainability RatingThe Space Sustainability Rating design team—comprised of the World Economic Forum, the European Space Agen...

in Space Enabled
Danielle Wood · Minoo Rathnasabapathy
#environment #health #politics +7 more
Research
Viral Communications

Creating scalable technologies that evolve with user inventiveness

#design #computer vision #human-computer interaction +38 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Archived
Project Research

KnittedKeyboard

In this work, we have developed  a textile-based interactive surface fabricated through machine knitting technology. Our prototype e...

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono · Joseph A. Paradiso
#design #human-computer interaction #consumer electronics +9 more
Archived
Research
City Science

Looking beyond smart cities

#robotics #design #social networks +66 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Responsive Environments

Augmenting and mediating human experience, interaction, and perception with sensor networks

#robotics #design #virtual reality +61 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

3DKnITS: Three-dimensional Knitted Intelligent Textile Sensor

Three-dimensional Digital Knitting of Intelligent Textile Sensor for Activity Recognition and Biomechanical MonitoringWe present an ...

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono · Joseph A. Paradiso
#design #human-computer interaction #entertainment +9 more
Article Research

A fabric that “hears” your heart's sounds

Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.

via MIT News · March 16, 2022
in Tangible Media · Responsive Environments
#design #wearable computing #sensors +3 more
Project Research

Reconfigurable space structures

Rapid prototyping platforms such as 3D printers used for digital fabrication are today able to manufacture custom objects for specific ta...

in Space Exploration Initiative
#robotics #architecture #art +13 more
Research
Tangible Media

Seamlessly coupling the worlds of bits and atoms by giving dynamic physical form to digital information and computation

#robotics #design #virtual reality +50 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

AttentivU

There are currently  UROP openings for this project.  All the details available via the link: https://www.braini.io/j...

in Fluid Interfaces
Nataliya Kos'myna · Pattie Maes
#human-computer interaction #augmented reality #health +6 more
Project Research

Peristaltic Suit

It is known that prolonged exposure to micro and hyper-gravity induces various acute health risks, such as osteoporosis, skeletal muscle ...

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono · Ali Shtarbanov +1 more
#robotics #data #wearable computing +6 more
Post Research

Tapis Magique nominated for SXSW Innovation Awards 2022 in two categories

Developed in collaboration with dancer Loni Landon, Tapis Magique is a pressure-sensitive, knitted electronic textile carpet.

Jan. 26, 2022
in Responsive Environments
#design #human-computer interaction #art +4 more
Research
Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +54 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Research
Opera of the Future

Extending expression, learning, and health through innovations in musical composition, performance, and participation

#multimodal representation #performance technologies #digital opera +54 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Research Area | Rapid Fabrication and Integration of Medical Devices and Technologies

Dr. Shah and his research lab at MIT has significant expertise and motivation to bring problems from the clinic and society into the labo...

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#bioengineering #developing countries #sensors +7 more
Research
Personal Robots

Building intelligent personified technologies that collaborate with people to help them learn, thrive, and flourish.

#robotics #design #virtual reality +63 more
Not Accepting Applicants
Project Research

Whispers Of The Mountain

Whispers Of The Mountain is a voice activated sensor fusion system mounted on downhill snow skis. The system can record 6 axis accelerati...

in City Science
Andres Rico · Carson Smuts +1 more
#sensors #data visualization
Project Research

Living Observatory: Sensor networks for documenting and experiencing ecology

Living Observatory is an initiative for documenting and interpreting ecological change that will allow people, individually and collectiv...

in Terrestrial Sensing · Responsive Environments
Glorianna Davenport · Joseph A. Paradiso +4 more
#virtual reality #augmented reality #data +6 more
Article Research

Butlr Closes $7.9M Seed Funding for Breakthrough People-Sensing Platform

Butlr's people-sensing platform uses body heat to provide actionable spatial insights for the built environment.

via Business Wire · July 15, 2021
in Media Lab Spinoffs
#environment #sensors #technology +2 more
Article Research

What the well-dressed spacecraft will be wearing

Spacecraft wrapped in sensor-rich electronic textiles could double as scientific instruments

via IEEE Spectrum · Nov. 27, 2021
in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
#consumer electronics #data #wearable computing +5 more
Article Research

Industry Talk | Tapis Magique: a choreomusical interactive carpet

Pressure-sensitive, knitted electronic textile carpet generates 3D sensor data based on body gestures, drives an immersive sonic environment

via Knitting Industry · Nov. 8, 2021
in Responsive Environments
#design #human-computer interaction #consumer electronics +7 more
Publication Research

Magnetomicrometry

C. R. Taylor, S. S. Srinivasan, S. H. Yeon, M. K. O'Donnell, T. J. Roberts, H. M. Herr, Magnetomicrometry, Sci.Robot. 6, eabg0656 (2021), DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.abg0656

Academic Paper, Aug. 2021
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #human-computer interaction #health +8 more
Project Research

Envirome Monitoring with CRISPR Biosensors

In recent years, there has been an increase in low-cost and open-source electronic and chemical sensors that hobbyists, concerned citizen...

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative · Open Ocean
Devora Najjar
#robotics #architecture #art +14 more
Project Research

Space Fabrics: resilient electronic textiles for distributed sensing in low Earth orbit

Overview: The outermost skin of a space-based structure is designed using materials known to protect against the harsh elements of space....

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
Juliana Cherston
#design #architecture #environment +12 more
Project Research

Gravity Proof: Speculating Cosmic Futures

Gravity Proof is a performance and mission to prepare and cook bread in space. Inspired by ancient recipes and archaeological bread ...

in Space Exploration Initiative
Maggie Coblentz
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

Project Captivate: A wearable platform for measurement and actuation across contexts

Project Captivate have been designed to serve as an easy and reliable platform to measure physiology in the real world.  We've des...

in Responsive Environments
Patrick Chwalek · David Ramsay
#design #environment #health +1 more
Project Research

Saving Face

“Don’t touch your face” is seemingly simple advice. Since coronaviruses are stable for days on many surfaces, a person can get COVID-19 b...

in Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces · Sculpting Evolution +1 more
Camilo Rojas · Irmandy Wicaksono +6 more
#health #sensors #covid19
Project Research

RFusion: Robotic Grasping via RF-Visual Sensing and Learning

RFusion is a robotic system that can search for and retrieve items in line-of-sight, non-line-of-sight, and fully occluded settings. It c...

in Signal Kinetics
Tara Boroushaki · Isaac Perper +2 more
#robotics #computer vision #artificial intelligence +2 more
Article Research

Bringing precision to musculoskeletal health

Figur8, founded by alum Nan-Wei Gong, offers a wearable sensor system to improve the diagnosis and treatment of muscle injuries.

via MIT News · Sept. 21, 2021
in Responsive Environments · Media Lab Spinoffs
#artificial intelligence #health #sensors +2 more
Project Research

Neural interface technology for advanced prosthetic limbs

Recent advances in artificial limbs have resulted in the provision of powered ankle and knee function for lower extremity amputees and po...

in Biomechatronics
Hugh Herr · Shriya Srinivasan +7 more
#robotics #bioengineering #health +9 more
Project Research

City Science Lab @ Andorra

Andorra and the City Science research group at the MIT Media Lab are taking on the challenge of turning Andorra into an “Internationally ...

in City Science
Maitane Iruretagoyena · Kent Larson +9 more
#design #architecture #data +15 more
Article Research

Magnets can make prosthetic limbs more versatile and easier to control

A whole new mode of communication between prosthesis and user.

via Mashable · Sept. 9, 2021
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #human-computer interaction #health +3 more
Project Research

Death and the Powers: Redefining Opera

Death and the Powers is a groundbreaking opera that brings a variety of technological, conceptual, and aesthetic innovations to the ...

in Opera of the Future
Tod Machover · Akito Oshiro van Troyer +4 more
#multimodal representation #performance technologies #digital opera +21 more
Publication Research

Disembodied Performance

Peter Alexander Torpey and Elena Naomi Jessop. 2009. Disembodied performance. CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 3685–3690. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1145/1520340.1520555

Academic Paper
in Opera of the Future
#music #sensors #performance
Article Research

MIT develops tiny magnetic beads that can help control prosthetic limbs better

A recent feature in Designboom highlights research conducted by the Biomechatronics group that describes magnetomicrometry.

via Designboom · Sept. 2, 2021
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #human-computer interaction #health +4 more
Project Research

Lunar Sensor Net

We are leveraging current Wireless Sensor Network technology to develop an easily deployable, and inexpensive wireless sensor (LunarWSN) ...

in Responsive Environments
Joseph A. Paradiso · Fangzheng Liu
#robotics #design #environment +3 more
Thesis Research

LunarWSN: A Wireless Sensor Network for In-Situ Lunar Water Ice Detection

Liu, Fangzheng. (2021). LunarWSN: A Wireless Sensor Network for In-Situ Lunar Water Ice Detection.

Thesis, Aug. 2021
in Responsive Environments
#sensors #space
Project Research

Magnetomicrometry: Tissue Tracking via Implanted Magnetic Beads

Amputation, muscle weakness, and nerve damage can make it difficult to perform simple daily tasks. In this project, we are developing a ...

in Biomechatronics
Cameron Taylor · Seong Ho Yeon +1 more
#robotics #human-computer interaction #health +11 more
Post Research

Improving prosthetic control using magnetomicrometry

We plan to use magnetomicrometry to provide natural control over prosthetic limbs

Aug. 18, 2021
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #sensors #mechatronics +5 more
Thesis Research

Magnetomicrometry: Tissue Length Tracking via Implanted Magnetic Beads

C. Taylor, Magnetomicrometry : Tissue length tracking via implanted magnetic beads (2020). https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/130210

Thesis, May 2020
in Biomechatronics
#robotics #sensors #mechatronics +3 more
Project Research

AstroAnt

"Autonomous operations are critical for the success, safety, and crew survival of NASA deep space missions beyond low Earth orbit, includ...

in Responsive Environments · Space Exploration Initiative
Ariel Ekblaw · Sean Auffinger +1 more
#sensors #space
Archived
Project Research

Low Cost Soil Carbon Sensing

Regenerative agriculture, or “carbon farming,” is the use of agricultural practices and crops that draw down excess atmospheric carbon th...

in Responsive Environments
Caroline Jaffe
#environment #sensors #climate change
Archived
Project Research

A Scalable Networked Smart Sensate Skin

We have developed tightly coupled sensor network that tries to mimic some of the sensory characteristics of a natural skin. Developed in ...

in Responsive Environments
Joseph A. Paradiso
#architecture #environment #manufacturing +3 more
Archived
Publication Research

Electronic Textile Gaia: Ubiquitous Computational Substrates Across Geometric Scales

Wicaksono, I.*, Cherston, J.*, & Paradiso, J. A. (2021). Electronic Textile Gaia: Ubiquitous Computational Substrates Across Geometric Scales. IEEE Pervasive Computing.

Academic Paper, Aug. 2021
in Responsive Environments
#architecture #environment #manufacturing +3 more
Archived
Project Research

Tracking Marine Snow

Biological Carbon Pump (BCP), which refers to the transport of particulate organic carbon (POC) from the ocean’s surface to the bottom, d...

in Responsive Environments · Open Ocean
Junsu Jang
#environment #sensors #engineering +1 more
Archived
Project Research

Bio-Digital Wearables or Space Health Enhancement

Living in space could have significant physical and mental impacts on astronauts. Wearables have the potential to play a critical role in...

in Fluid Interfaces · Space Exploration Initiative
Pat Pataranutaporn · M.S. Suryateja Jammalamadaka +3 more
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

Candlewax Rockets: A Green Alternative for In-Space Propulsion

Wax-based hybrid rocket propellants, including paraffin (common candlewax) and beeswax show promise as high-performing hybrid rocket prop...

in Space Enabled
Javier Stober
#robotics #architecture #art +16 more
Article Research

Life in space: Preparing for an increasingly tangible reality

The Space Exploration Initiative supports research across and beyond MIT in two microgravity flights this spring.

via MIT News · July 28, 2021
in Opera of the Future · Responsive Environments · Fluid Interfaces +2 more
#robotics #architecture #art +12 more
Project Research

Self Assembling Space Frames

Ever wish you could toss your folded up tent and have it self-assemble mid-air?  Well...you can. In a zero gravity environment.Self ...

in Space Exploration Initiative
Che-Wei Wang
#robotics #design #architecture +14 more
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