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SURFLEX
A programmable surface for the design and visualization of physical objects and spaces.
SHUTTERS
A permeable surface for environmental control and communication.
SPROUT I/O
A kinetic fur that can capture, mediate, and replay the physical impressions we leave in our environment.
TRANSITIVE MATERIALS
Towards an Integrated Approach to Material Technology.
PULP-BASED COMPUTING
A series of explorations that combine smart materials, papermaking and printing to create sensors and actuators that behave, look, and feel like paper.
DINNERWARE
DinnerWare is an exploration of eating as a medium for computation and aesthetic expression.
ART-O-METER
Art-O-Meter is a device that measures the quality of an art piece.
SPACEHOGS
An airborne robotic installation consisting of five autonomous air machines.
WORDSMITH
Application where the user can read a text by rewriting it.
LOCALE
Website that functions as an alternative browser and plots a user's surfing activity on a world map.
GLOT
Glot is a playful block-based input device for writing.
D-LAB BRAZIL
Course and field trip to Brazil where students explore technological solutions which are inexpensive, ecologically sustainable, and institutionally easily adaptable.
IT STARTS AT ONE (1)
The largest drawing on earth.
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WORK DEVELOPED AT XS LABS
SKORPIONS
Skorpions are a set of kinetic electronic garments that reference the history of garments as instruments of pain and desire.
KUKKIA AND VILKAS
Two kinetic electronic garments that focus on movement and shape change as a communicative tool for personal expression.
PUREPLAY
Experimentation in wearable technology and development of a new textile display.