tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185519880 2008-08-08 13:35:54 -0400 helpdesk Find out what the IS&T Help Desk recommends for a safe and happy computing experience at MIT. 314 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185414600 2008-08-07 07:26:26 -0400 some videos to not <p>Anticipatory Perceptual Simulation is a cognitive architecture developed at the MIT Media Lab based on current neuro-psychological research in perception and memory. It is designed to allow a robotic teammate to practice a physical task with a human partner. As the practice progresses, the robot builds a model of the human's actions, and through "imagining" the perceptual stimuli that would arise from these actions, react faster and lead to a more efficient and fluent interaction. </p><p><a href="http://web.media.mit.edu/~guy/publications/HoffmanAAAI08.pdf" target="_blank">Read more about this research</a>. </p> 215 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185310660 2008-08-24 11:28:11 -0400 helpdesk This short video covers the IS&T Help Desk Service Center services such as general computing help, Athena help, hardware repairs, and how we can assist with computing questions and problems. 206 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185275380 2008-08-07 07:09:14 -0400 some videos to not <p>AUR, the robotic desk lamp, was used in a unique human-robot stage performance. This video shows clips from the play and describes the hybrid control software used to puppeteer the robot.</p><p>Music: "The Rain Got Bounced" by <a href="http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/9813" target="_blank">TimeVibes </a></p> 165 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185237460 2008-08-07 06:37:00 -0400 some videos to not <p>This video shows AUR, a robotic desk lamp, autonomously assisting a user working in a desk environment. This is a follow-up to the previous <a target="_blank">concept video</a> demonstrating the functional vision for AUR. The robot uses a cognitive architecture capable of anticipatory perceptual simulation, and can - with practice - predict the user's movements and commands and move in an anticipatory fashion to enhance efficiency and fluency in the interaction. <a href="http://web.media.mit.edu/~guy/publications/HoffmanAAAI08.pdf" target="_blank">Read</a> or <a target="_blank">watch</a> more about this research. </p> 126 tag:techtv.mit.edu,:Array/185218080 2007-05-24 11:32:30 -0400 some videos to not <p>This is a concept video featuring AUR, a robotic desk lamp developed at the Media Lab. In this video, the lamp tracks the human user illuminating the right area at the right time. The lamp also helps the user find things in the workspace by using a different color and a beam-narrowing iris to point out things. </p><p> All the functionality in this video except the "seeking" detection is currently implemented and working autonomously on the robot, using a motion capture system.</p><p><a href="http://web.media.mit.edu/~guy/aur/"> More information about AUR</a></p> 88