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AlterEgo

AlterEgo is a  non-invasive, wearable, peripheral neural interface that allows humans to converse in natural language with mach...

in Fluid Interfaces
Arnav Kapur · Eric Wadkins +1 more
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +8 more
Project Research

Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis

The human ankle provides a significant amount of net positive work during the stance period of walking, especially at moderate to fast wa...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Hugh Herr · Matthew Carney
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +12 more
Project Research

Flexible dry electrodes for EMG acquisition within prosthetic sockets

Acquisition of surface electromyography (sEMG) from a person with an amputated lower extremity (LE) during prosthesis-assisted walking re...

in Biomechatronics
Seong Ho Yeon · Tsung-Han Hsieh +5 more
#robotics #human-machine interaction #wearable computing +5 more
Project Research

Essence Wearables: Biometric Olfactory Interfaces for Day and Night

Human-computer interaction (HCI) has traditionally focused on designing and investigating interfaces that provide explicit visual, audito...

in Fluid Interfaces
Judith Amores Fernandez
#design #virtual reality #human-computer interaction +18 more
Project Research

Research Area | Emergent Neural Networks to Redesign Clinical Testing of Medicines and Learning from Real World Evidence

Real World Data (RWD) and Real World Evidence (RWE) are playing an increasing role in healthcare decisions to support innovative use of E...

in Health 0.0
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #health +8 more
Project Research

Self-Learning AI Model Learns from Patient Data to Design Novel Clinical Trials

Technical summaryUnstructured learning problems without well-defined rewards are unsuitable for current reinforcement learning (RL) appro...

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +8 more
Project Research

PhysioHMD

Virtual and augmented reality headsets are unique as they have access to our facial area, an area that presents an excellent opportunity ...

in Fluid Interfaces
Guillermo Bernal · Abhinandan Jain +2 more
#virtual reality #bioengineering #human-machine interaction +2 more
Project Research

Dormio: Interfacing with Dreams

InspirationSleep is a forgotten country of the mind. A vast majority of our technologies are built for our waking state, even though a th...

in Civic Media · Fluid Interfaces · Personal Robots
Adam Haar Horowitz · Ishaan Grover +4 more
#human-computer interaction #art #artificial intelligence +15 more
Project Research

Agonist-antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI)

Humans can accurately sense the position, speed, and torque of their limbs, even with their eyes shut. This sense, known as proprioceptio...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Roman Stolyarov · Matthew Carney +13 more
#robotics #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +15 more
Project Research

Fluifiber: Interweaving Moving Bodies over Distance via Programmable Tensegrity

Dimensions of human movement that are absent from the eye, such as pressures, muscular tensions, and external features,  are represe...

in Tangible Media
Hiroshi Ishii · Ozgun Kilic Afsar
#robotics #human-machine interaction
Project Research

Power Props

“Power Props” is a sensor and actuator platform for Live Action Role Playing (LARP), immersive theater, theme park, and other transmedia ...

Daniel Novy
#entertainment #gaming #human-machine interaction +2 more
Project Research

Terrain-Adaptive Lower Limb Prosthesis

Although there have been great advances in the control of lower extremity prostheses, transitioning between terrains such as ramps or sta...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Hugh Herr · Roman Stolyarov
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Project Research

Research Area | Application, Interpretability and Clinical Translation of Deep Learning Algorithms for Medical Images

Research in our laboratory reduces dependence on specialized medical imaging devices, biological and chemical processes and creates new p...

in Health 0.0
#computer vision #artificial intelligence #health +8 more
Project Research

BrainBeat: Breath-based music therapy

Can we sonfiy calming breathing and passively influence a state of calm?Deep breathing has been scientifically proven to affect the heart...

in Affective Computing
Asma Ghandeharioun · Grace Leslie +1 more
#human-machine interaction #music #affective computing
Project Research

SPRING: A Smart Platform for Research, Intervention, and Neurodevelopmental Growth

SPRING is a custom-built hardware and software platform for children with neuro-differences. The system automates data acquisition, optim...

in Affective Computing · ML Learning
Rosalind W. Picard · Kristy Johnson
#robotics #cognition #data +7 more
Project Research

PCBPT

The PCB debugging could be tricky sometimes. Normally we should check which signal we want to measure in the schematic and switch to PCB ...

in Responsive Environments
Fangzheng Liu
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +1 more
Project Research

Learning Loops

Developed as part of the Playful Words research project at the MIT Media Lab's Laboratory for Social Machines, Learning Loops aims to mak...

in Social Machines
Anneli Hershman · Sarah Ballinger +5 more
#design #social networks #human-machine interaction +2 more
Project Research

Theme | CityScope

City Science researchers are developing a slew of tangible and digital platforms dedicated to solving spatial design and urban planning c...

in City Science
Markus Elkatsha · Kent Larson +7 more
#design #computer vision #human-computer interaction +20 more
Project Research

Personalized Robot Storytelling Companion

Could a social robot collaboratively exchange stories with children as a peer and help improve their linguistic and storytelling skills? ...

in Personal Robots
Hae Won Park · Xiajie (Brayden) Zhang +9 more
#robotics #artificial intelligence #human-machine interaction +10 more
Project Research

Personalized Machine Learning for Future Health

​The view on Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) diagnosis has shifted towards a more dynamic process in which clinical and pathological markers evo...

in Affective Computing
Ognjen (Oggi) Rudovic · Rosalind W. Picard
#human-machine interaction #pharmaceuticals #machine learning +2 more
Project Research

Paper Dreams

Paper Dreams explores how human creativity can be supported by artificial intelligence.Prior research on AI and creativity has primarily ...

in Fluid Interfaces
Guillermo Bernal
#design #art #artificial intelligence +8 more
Project Research

Cilllia: 3D-printed micro pillar structures for surface texture, actuation, and sensing

In nature, hair has numerous functions such as providing warmth, adhesion, locomotion, sensing, and a sense of touch, as well as its well...

in Tangible Media
Hiroshi Ishii · Jifei Ou +1 more
#design #environment #fashion +4 more
Project Research

MultiDIC: a MATLAB Toolbox for Multi-View 3D Digital Image Correlation

Three-dimensional Digital Image Correlation (3D-DIC) is a non-contact optical-numerical technique for evaluating the dynamic mechani...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Dana Solav · Kevin Mattheus Moerman +1 more
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +1 more
Project Research

Personalized Animated Movies

Storytelling is a fundamental way in which human beings understand the world. Imagine watching a movie telling the story of your life, ho...

in Affective Computing
Fengjiao Peng · Rosalind W. Picard
#art #human-machine interaction #behavioral science +1 more
Project Research

Designing social robots for older adults

Most countries are projected to see the number of people ages 65 and older surpass the population under the age of 15 by 2050. The limita...

in Personal Robots
Anastasia Ostrowski · Nikhita Singh +2 more
#robotics #design #human-machine interaction +5 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 · Center for Extreme Bionics
Hugh Herr · Shriya Srinivasan +7 more
#robotics #bioengineering #health +9 more
Project Research

Transdermal Optogenetic Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

Optogenetic techniques have recently been applied to peripheral nerves as a scientific tool with the translatable go...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Shriya Srinivasan · Edward Boyden +3 more
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +3 more
Project Research

Neural Interfaces

Nerve-Muscle Graft Chamber and micro-channel arrays tor interface to peripheral nerves for prosthesis control. This research effort ...

in Biomechatronics · Center for Extreme Bionics
Hugh Herr · Shriya Srinivasan +6 more
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +2 more
Project Research

Modulating peripheral and cortical arousal using a musical motor response task

We are conducting EEG studies to identify the musical features and musical interaction patterns that universally impact measures of arous...

in Affective Computing
Rosalind W. Picard · Grace Leslie
#human-machine interaction #music #affective computing
Project Research

An EEG and motion-capture based expressive music interface for affective neurofeedback

This project examines how the expression granted by new musical interfaces can be harnessed to create positive changes in health and well...

in Affective Computing
Rosalind W. Picard · Grace Leslie
#human-machine interaction #music #affective computing
Project Research

RoboChain: A secure data-sharing framework for human-robot interaction

A learning framework for secure, decentralized, computationally efficient data and model sharing among multiple robot units installed at...

in Human Dynamics
Alex 'Sandy' Pentland · Ognjen (Oggi) Rudovic +1 more
#robotics #artificial intelligence #data +10 more
Project Research

SkinBot: A wearable, skin-climbing robot

We introduce SkinBot: a lightweight robot that moves over the skin's surface with a two-legged suction-based locomotion mechanism and cap...

in Responsive Environments · Affective Computing
Artem Dementyev · Joseph A. Paradiso +2 more
#robotics #health #human-machine interaction +3 more
Project Research

Experiential Lighting: New user interfaces for lighting control

The vision of pervasive computing is now mainstream. These connected devices permeate every aspect of our lives. Yet, we remain tethered ...

in Responsive Environments
Joseph A. Paradiso · Nan Zhao +1 more
#energy #human-machine interaction #sensors +1 more
Project Research

Spatial Flux: Body and architecture in space

Structurally, zero gravity means that we do not have to contend with architecture's greatest arch-nemesis, gravity. This opens up a new w...

in City Science · Space Exploration Initiative
Carson Smuts · Chrisoula Kapelonis
#design #architecture #art +4 more
Project Research

Tools to investigate societal impacts of robots and AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents in an embodied form, such as Jibo, Amazon Alexa, and Google Home, are increasingly becoming part of o...

in Personal Robots
Anastasia Ostrowski · Hae Won Park +1 more
#design #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +3 more
Project Research

Escape Pod

The esc-Pod  (or Escape Pod) is an exploratory platform for researchers investigating moments of refuge within our bustling work liv...

in City Science
Kent Larson · Carson Smuts +3 more
#architecture #human-machine interaction #sensors
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
Project Research

Predicting Bonding in Conversations

We show that using thin slices (< 1 minute) of facial expression and body language data, we can train a deep neural network to predict...

in Affective Computing
Natasha Jaques · Rosalind W. Picard
#human-machine interaction #perception #machine learning
Project Research

Mnemo

Mnemo is an integrated system to support human biographical memory. Mnemo is directed to serve people with impaired memory (e.g. Alz...

in Fluid Interfaces
Neo (Mostafa) Mohsenvand
#human-machine interaction #human augmentation
Project Research

Calibration Invariant Imaging

Object Classification through Scattering Media with Deep LearningA method for classifying objects hidden behind a scattering layer w...

in Camera Culture
Guy Satat · Otkrist Gupta +2 more
#human-machine interaction #machine learning
Project Research

VisualSoundtrack

We present VisualSoundtrack, a system designed as a tool for soundtrack composers to experiment with original musical content in differ...

in Responsive Environments
Joseph A. Paradiso · Ishwarya Ananthabhotla
#human-machine interaction #music
Project Research

RFind: Extreme localization for billions of items

Presenting RFind, a new technology that allows us to locate almost any object with extreme accuracy by transforming low-cost, battery-fre...

in Signal Kinetics
Fadel Adib · Yunfei Ma +1 more
#artificial intelligence #augmented reality #human-machine interaction +6 more
Project Research

CityMatrix

An Urban Decision-Support System Augmented by Artificial IntelligenceThe decision-making process in urban design and urban planning is ou...

in City Science
Yan Zhang · Kent Larson +2 more
#architecture #artificial intelligence #civic technology +8 more
Project Research

Council on Extended Intelligence

The IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) and the MIT Media Lab are joining forces to launch a global Council on ...

in Director's Office
Danielle Wood · Joi Ito +13 more
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #human-machine interaction +1 more
Project Research

Talking Machines: Democratizing the design of voice-based agents for the home

Embodied voice-based agents, such as Amazon’s Echo, Google Home, and Jibo, are becoming increasingly present in the home environment. For...

in Personal Robots
Anastasia Ostrowski · Nikhita Singh +2 more
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +7 more
Project Research

Receptive Skins: The Breathing Wall

In architecture, the building skin is the primary interface for mediating the environment of the external with the internal. But today, t...

in City Science
Chrisoula Kapelonis · Kent Larson
#architecture #human-machine interaction #sensors +1 more
Project Research

Realtime Detection of Social Cues

Realtime detection of social cues in children’s voicesIn everyday conversation, people use what are known as backchannels to signal to so...

in Personal Robots
Hae Won Park · Mirko Gelsomini +2 more
#artificial intelligence #data #human-machine interaction +7 more
Project Research

Instrumentation of Montessori Learning Materials

The Montessori Method is an educational approach that emphasizes independence and respect for a child's natural development process. Mont...

in Social Machines
Nazmus Saquib
#human-machine interaction #learning
Project Research

GUI3D

GUI3D Template is a generic implementation of the GUI components that anyone might want for a 3D simulation in Processing 3. Compone...

J. Ira Winder
#gaming #human-machine interaction #open source +2 more
Project Research

CAPS: Curbing Assault to Protect Society

We present CAPS, wearable on-body capsules which produce repulsive odor to deter sexual abuse. The capsules can be triggered by self...

in Living Mobile
Chris Schmandt · Manisha Mohan
#human-machine interaction #wearable computing
Project Research

Organic Primitives

A large portion of the chemical and biological processes underlying our everyday experience remains imperceptible to us. Be it the conten...

in Mediated Matter
Viirj Kan · Yasuaki Kakehi
#human-machine interaction #interfaces
Project Research

Kino

This work explores a dynamic future in which the accessories we wear are no longer static, but are instead mobile, living objects on the ...

in Living Mobile
Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao · Deborah Ajilo +2 more
#robotics #design #fashion +3 more
Project Research

Last Mile Logistics

Developed by Ira Winder with the MIT Centre for Transportation and Logistics, the model seeks to use real population data and create a si...

in City Science
Kent Larson · J. Ira Winder
#computer vision #architecture #augmented reality +7 more
Project Research

Mindful Photons: Context-Aware Lighting

Light enables our visual perception. It is the most common medium for displaying digital information. Light regulates our circadian rhyth...

in Responsive Environments
Joseph A. Paradiso · Nan Zhao +1 more
#architecture #cognition #environment +5 more
Project Research

Materiable

Shape-changing interfaces give physical shape to digital data so that users can feel and manipulate data with their hands and body. Combi...

in Tangible Media
Ken Nakagaki · Luke Vink +2 more
#human-machine interaction
Project Research

ShapeBlocks

ShapeBlocks is a play analytics observatory that tracks, remembers, and aids players in building traditional LEGO-style structures. As pl...

in Social Machines
Deb Roy · Nazmus Saquib
#artificial intelligence #human-machine interaction #kids +2 more

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