MIT Media Lab

The MIT Media Lab (also known as the Media Lab) is a department within the MIT School of Architecture and Planning. Devoted to research projects at the convergence of multimedia and technology, the Media Lab was widely popularized in the 1990s by business and technology publications such as Wired and Red Herring for a series of practical inventions in the fields of wireless networks, field sensing, web browsers and the World Wide Web. More recently it has focused on product design more generally, particularly for technologies that address social causes.^[1]

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Projects

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Leonardo

This project is a collaboration with the world famous Stan Winston Studio. It combines the studio's artistry and expertise in creating compelling animatronic characters with state of the art research in socially intelligent robots. We have christened this new character collaboration with a name that embodies art, science and invention. Hence, the name "Leonardo" -- namesake of Leonardo DaVinci, the Renaissance scientist, inventor and artist.

Clipped from: YouTube - Leonardo Robot - isn't this the cutest robot ever?

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MDS

The purpose of this platform is to support research and education goals in human-robot interaction, teaming, and social learning.

Clipped from: YouTube - Nexi (M.I.T. MediaLab) at Laval Virtual 2009

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Huggable™

The Huggable™ is a new type of robotic companion being developed at the MIT Media Lab for healthcare, education, and social communication applications. The Huggable™ designed to be much more than a fun interactive robotic companion. It is designed to function as a team member that is an essential member of a triadic interaction. Therefore, the Huggable™ is not designed to replace any particular person in a social network, but rather to enhance that human social network.

Clipped from: YouTube - MIT Media Lab Huggable Robotic companion. Robo Dev. Conf. Nov. 18, 2008 -4

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Aida

The aim of the Personal Robot's portion of the project is to expand the relationship between the car and the driver with the goal of making the driving experience more effective, safer, and more enjoyable.

Clipped from: YouTube - AIDA in Dash