Itamar Kubovy is the executive director of Pilobolus, a modern performance company. Kyle Gilpin works in MIT’s Distributed Robotics Laboratory. At PopTech 2012, they and hundreds of volunteers collaborated on a performance using umbrellas fabricated with multi-colored lights, a camera fixed on a crane, and a large screen. Kubovy said that, “Fundamentally, what we were looking for is the feeling of ownership without authorship.”
Pilobolus and MIT: Collaborative art
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Leila Takayama makes robots more human
Leila Takayama is a research scientist with Willow Garage, focused on understanding how humans interact with robots. “What I’m interested in is building robots that can actually interact with people, do things for people, and be more effective in human environments, not just in factories, not just on battlefields.”
Leila Takayama makes robots more human
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Katherine J. Kuchenbecker: Haptic interfaces
Katherine J. Kuchenbecker studies how humans process tactile stimuli. Through her work, she is able to design haptic interfaces, virtual objects and distant environments that feel real to the human touch. Her work aids in everything from creating more immersive environments for surgeons to designing tablet computers with surfaces that simulate reality.
Katherine J. Kuchenbecker: Haptic interfaces
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Shorts: Heather Knight's Rube Goldberg infatuation
An element of chance and an air of tension draw Heather Knight and her colleagues at Syyn Labs to construct Rube Goldberg contraptions. PopTech followed Knight to get her take on the Rube Goldberg that they created to kick off PopTech 2010. And with bated breath, we watched the apparatus come to life – with a little help from some friends.
Shorts: Heather Knight's Rube Goldberg infatuation
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