Physical AI, Interaction Design and Programmable Matter
researcher and designer
MIT media lab · tangible media group
MIT architecture · design intelligence lab
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2026webmcp auto-uisoftware
webmcp auto-ui
2026 · software
Dynamic interface composition by humans and language models across multiple MCP servers.
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2026reconfigurable liquid metaladvanced materials
reconfigurable liquid metal
2026 · MITadvanced materials, vol. 38 no. 2 — cover
Gallium steered on laser-induced graphene: circuits that change their shape and their logic.
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2025bioliguist
biolig
2025 · MIT media labUIST '25 — Busan
A CO2 laser turns bio-based substrates into conductive graphene traces.
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2025biosubstratesuist
biosubstrates
2025 · MIT media labUIST '25
Recyclable and compostable substrates for electronics.
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2025geolectricvenice biennale
geolectric
2025 · MIT design intelligence labvenice biennale — palazzo diedo, berggruen
A lantern in alkaline geopolymer — a cold nanoceramic that lets electronics be embedded as it cures.
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2025geopolymer embeddingsmit
geopolymer embeddings
2025 · MIT design intelligence lab
Embedding computation in a material that cures cold.
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2024large language objectsacm interactions
large language objects
2024 · MIT design intelligence labACM interactions
Physical interfaces for language models, beyond the chatbot and the screen.
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2024wild labmit
wild lab
2024— · MIT
Nomadic design research stations deployed in remote natural environments.
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2012radical atomsacm interactions
radical atoms
2012 · MIT media lab, tangible media groupACM interactions vol. 19 no. 1
A vision of human interaction with future dynamic materials that are computationally reconfigurable.
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2011ensad mobile fablabensad, paris
ensad mobile fablab
2011–2015 · ENSAD, arts décoratifs, paris
A mobile fabrication unit moved between classrooms of a school founded in 1766.
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2010ensad, arts décoratifsensad, paris
ensad, arts décoratifs
2010–2015 · ENSAD, arts décoratifs, paris
Advanced electronics and machine learning brought into traditional crafts.
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2009fabcameramit cba
fabcamera
2009 · MIT center for bits and atoms
A camera built from scratch for CNC machines in a fablab.
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2009earbud cameramit
earbud camera
2009 · MIT media lab
A machine-vision earcam for domestic mixed reality.
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2007flexible e-textiletextilo, hyperwerk
flexible e-textile
2007 · textilo, paris · hyperwerk, basel
Conductive fabric boards that turn any variable resistance into a digital signal.
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2006applied dreamsidii ivrea
applied dreams
2006 · interaction design institute ivrea
Concepts for future products and services, through rapid collaborative iteration.
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2006telebeadsacm idc
telebeads
2006 · INRIAACM IDC 2006
Social network mnemonics for teenagers, worn as handmade jewellery.
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2005orgatronicsinria
orgatronics
2005 · INRIA, orsay
Organic circuits, and an internet of things made of materials that grow, decay and die.
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2004tangicaminria
tangicam
2004 · INRIA · CNAMACM IDC 2005
A stereoscopic tangible camera for children to capture and edit images.
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