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Tangible Media

Invent new tangible and embodied interactions that inspire and engage people
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Conformable Decoders

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

Designing Systems for Cognitive Augmentation
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Media Lab Research Theme: Life with AI

Life with AI | Designing the future of smart systems to improve the human experience
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Media Lab Research Theme: Future Worlds

Future Worlds | Design and action for the future we want to live in
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Media Lab Research Theme: Cultivating Creativity

Cultivating Creativity | Catalyzing a global movement enabling everyone to unlock and unleash their individual and collective creativity
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Media Lab Research Theme: Connected Mind + Body

Connected Mind + Body | Revolutionizing the future of mental and physical wellbeing
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Biomechatronics

Enhancing human physical capability
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Neurally Controlled Prosthesis in the News

News coverage of the neural control prosthetic from Biomechatronics group.
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Full neural control of a bionic limb to restore biomimetic gait after amputation

This project focuses on developing and integrating new powered prosthetic limbs, sensor systems, and surgical technologies to restore neura…
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A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturally

A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally
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Mouth-based touchpad enables people living with paralysis to interact with computers

The startup Augmental allows users to operate phones and other devices using their tongue, mouth, and head gestures.
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conformable Facial Code Extrapolation Sensor (cFaCES)

AbstractDevices that facilitate nonverbal communication typically require high computational loads or have rigid and bulky form factors&nbs…
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Devices to Help You Sleep, Robotic Boots and Other Technologies That Will Change Your Health

Fluid Interfaces head Pattie Maes and five other experts talk about emerging health and wellness technologies.
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TRANSFORM

TRANSFORM fuses technology and design to celebrate its transformation from still furniture to a dynamic machine driven by a stream of data …
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Assistive tech gains at CES in Las Vegas

Spinoff Xander, founded by alum Alex Westner, provides real-time captions to help users with hearing loss follow in-person conversations.
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The future of ALS devices: Next gen assistive technology aims to give patients a voice

Brain-computer interfaces, IoT and AI to fuel the advancement of assistive technology devices for ALS patients.
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Magnetic sensors track muscle length

Using a new technology, researchers hope to create better control systems for prosthetic limbs.
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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 proprioception,…
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I was born blind. Here’s how I’m using tech to access the power of facial expressions

When you’re blind, you can’t hear when someone smiles, much less figure out whether that smile is genuine or polite. But I’m learning.
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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 mi…