A visitor to the student expo tries on the Thinking Cap designed by Nataliya Kosmyna (left), a postdoctoral fellow in the MIT Media Lab.
PHOTO: ROSE LINCOLN
The showcase demonstrated many of the pioneering ways MIT students are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning to solve real-world problems.
The robotic cheetah, for example, could one day carry out tasks in environments that would be dangerous or inaccessible for humans. The Thinking Cap, a wearable device that detects brain activity and provides feedback, is envisioned as a way to build self-esteem and improve academic performance.
“Computing tools and infrastructure have gotten to a place where students can outperform professional researchers,” said Hal Abelson PhD ’73, the Class of 1922 Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, who attended the exposition. “It’s just an amazing time.”
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