For three decades, most of us have interacted with computers in exactly the same way: We point with a mouse (or a finger!), click, and watch the screen. In one way, it’s the most outdated element of ...

What the heck is a Zooid? A Zooid is a small cylindrical robot, measuring 26 mm in diameter and 21 mm in height, weighting about 12g. Each robot is powered by a 100 mAh LiPo battery and uses motor ...

Hiroshi Ishii, a pioneer in human computer interaction and the effort to enhance digitally augmented environments, will discuss his vision of our digital future and how it could impact daily life at 8 ...

MIT’s Daniel Leithinger sits in front of a screen displaying video of a red ball on a table. Leithinger raises up his hands and a field of columns erupts from the table, forming a pixellated physical ...

In the digital world, the user interface is the medium of communication. It is the surface at which humans interact with the functionalities provided by machines—whether hardware or software. As such, ...

The human-machine interface (HMI), also known as the user interface (UI), is the most critical component of any machine’s usability. Even the most impressive machine means little to nothing to the ...