Topic
Computer vision
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Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity
Equipped with a novel optical sensor, a robot grasps a USB plug and inserts it into a USB port.
September 19, 2014 -
Where to grab space debris
Algorithm tested aboard the International Space Station analyzes the rotation of objects in space.
September 10, 2014 -
An end to drug errors?
Mint Solutions tackles medication errors with scanning system that ensures patients get the right pills.
August 28, 2014 -
Extracting audio from visual information
Algorithm recovers speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag filmed through soundproof glass.
August 4, 2014 -
Who did what?
Techniques from natural-language processing enable computers to efficiently search video for actions.
May 14, 2014 -
Never forget a face
New algorithm uses subtle changes to make a face more memorable without changing a person’s overall appearance.
December 18, 2013 -
Taking a new look at subway map design
CSAIL researchers are using a computational model that better understands peripheral vision to test the usability of MBTA subway maps.
October 4, 2013 -
Teaching computers to see — by learning to see like computers
By translating images into the language spoken by object-recognition systems, then translating them back, researchers hope to explain the systems’ failures.
September 19, 2013 -
Seeing the human pulse
An algorithm that can accurately gauge heart rate by measuring tiny head movements in video data could ultimately help diagnose cardiac disease.
June 20, 2013 -
Finding a gecko in the crowd
A combination of crowdsourcing and computer vision could identify individuals within endangered populations.
May 1, 2013 -
Is that smile real or fake?
A computerized system developed at MIT can tell the difference between smiles of joy and smiles of frustration.
May 25, 2012 -
The quantifier
By helping biologists turn their hunches into rigorous mathematical models, Polina Golland builds software that interprets medical images.
January 12, 2012 -
Putting the ‘art’ in artificial intelligence
CSAIL associate professor develops AI systems that can interpret images.
December 12, 2011 -
Madrid-MIT M+Visión Consortium convenes inaugural Boston open house
November 15, 2011 -
Oliva explores new ground in computational perception at CSAIL
Neuroscientist looks forward to collaborative studies of visual perception in the brain and its computational applications.
November 8, 2011 -
Portable, super-high-resolution 3-D imaging
A simple new imaging system could help manufacturers inspect their products, forensics experts identify weapons and doctors identify cancers.
August 9, 2011 -
You can take it with you
A new system lets you transfer open applications between a computer and a cellphone simply by pointing the phone’s camera at the computer’s screen.
June 16, 2011 -
Finding an edge
An algorithm for identifying the boundaries of objects in digital images is 50,000 times more efficient than its predecessor.
May 31, 2011 -
What makes an image memorable?
Hint: We tend to remember pictures of people much better than wide open spaces.
May 24, 2011 -
Gesture-based computing on the cheap
With a single piece of inexpensive hardware — a multicolored glove — MIT researchers are making <i>Minority Report</i>-style interfaces more accessible.
May 20, 2010