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A group of researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has taken the 1st steps in merging the real & virtual worlds. It recently came up with SprayableTech, a system that lets users create room-sized interactive surfaces with sensors & displays. The system, which uses airbrushing of functional inks, enables various displays, like interactive sofas with embedded sensors to control your television, & sensors for adjusting lighting & temperature through your walls.
According to a post on the MIT Site, here’s how SprayableTech works: after designing your interactive artwork in the 3D editor, it automatically generates stencils for airbrushing the layout onto a surface. Once they’ve created the stencils from cardboard, a user can then add sensors to the desired surface, whether it’s a sofa, a wall, or even a building, to control various appliances like your lamp or television.
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