MakerCamp

Jan 2025 - MIT Research At Scale

During the yearly Research At Scale program, Seeed Studio hosted 10 MIT researchers in its Maker Camp, to co-create meaningful and open hardware projects in Shenzhen, explore the tech ecosystem frontier, and join maker networks to experiment with the local scaling power.

The research residency started with the Scalable HCI Symposium, a 1-week accelerated introduction of the Shenzhen ecosystem.
Here is a video overview made in collaboration with SUSTech and AIRS:

Main cohort reports:

Alan Han

• Keywords: Discrete Assembly, Modular Computing
• Personal website

Andy Kong

• Keywords: Ultra-Low Power Wearables, Interactive Implants
• Personal website

Cedric Honnet

• Keywords: HCI, Conformable Wearables, Miniaturization, Open Hardware
• Personal website

Francisco Ramirez

• Keywords: Multi-modal Micro Robotics, Impulsive Systems
• Personal website

Jason Hou

• Keywords: Bio-Engineering, Ultrasound Imaging, Artistic Exploration
• Personal website

Lingdong Huang

• Keywords: Creative Technology, Musical Interfaces, Serendipitous Prototyping
• Personal website

Patrick Chwalek

• Keywords: Embedded Hardware, Environmental Sensing, Animal Tracking
• Personal website

Thomas Sanchez

• Keywords: Urban Interfaces, Tangible Data, Art Collaborations
• Personal website

Vineet Padia

• Keywords: Mechanical Engineering, Assistive Robotics, Tools Hacking
• Personal website

Yuhan Wang

• Keywords: Self-Assembly Robotics, Interactive Art
• Personal website

Affiliate cohort reports:

After a decade of MIT-only participation, we experimented with a more open approach, welcoming 5 exceptional participants from other institutions, in academia and industry:

Amitabh Shrivastava (NYU ITP / TinkerHouse)

• Keywords: Programmable-Air, Holographic mask hackathon, Arts + Tech
• Personal website

Eli Silver (Brown University)

• Keywords: Cable-driven gantry robot, AI camera system, Smart workspace
• Personal website

Joey Verbeke (Conscious Tech Co.)

• Keywords: New Media Arts, Critical technology, Alternative academic structures
• Personal website

Liz Dorman (Humane Inc.)

• Keywords: AI hardware, HCI research-industry bridge, AI-ified satellite phone
• Personal website

Oliver Child (Bristol Uni.)

• Keywords: Personal fabrication, Printegrated Circuits, 3D-printed MIDI controller (TuneShroom)
  • Personal website

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