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Smart Socks (from 28) process. Removing that calibration step
would make 3DKnITS easier to use.
more creative applications. In collabora-
tion with a sound designer and a contem- “Smart Shoes” on the horizon
porary dancer, they developed a smart The researchers also want to conduct tests
textile carpet that drives musical notes on smart shoes outside the lab to see how
and soundscapes based on the dancer’s environmental conditions like temperature
steps, to explore the bidirectional relation- and humidity impact the accuracy of sen-
ship between music and choreography. sors.
This research was recently presented at “It’s always amazing to see technology
the ACM Creativity and Cognition Confer- advance in ways that are so meaningful.
ence. It is incredible to think that the clothing
we wear, an arm sleeve or a sock, can be
Machine learning model created in ways that its three-dimensional
Now that the researchers have demon- structure can be used for sensing,” says
strated the success of their fabrication Eric Berkson, assistant professor of ortho-
technique, Wicaksono plans to refine the paedic surgery at Harvard Medical School.
circuit and machine learning model.
“This technology,” he added, “provides the
Currently, the model must be calibrated ability to better detect and classify motion
to each individual before it can classify and to recognize force distribution pat-
actionstions, which is a time-consuming terns in real-world situations.” mit.edu
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