MakerCamp
Jan 2026 - MIT Research At Scale
During the yearly Research At Scale program, Seeed Studio hosted 10 MIT researchers in its MakerCamp, 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, organized in collaboration with SUSTech and AIRS.
MIT cohort:
- Keywords: Environmental Sensing, Climate Solutions, Marine Robotics
- Personal website
- Keywords: Laser cutting, DIY PCB, Wearable for performance
- Personal website
- Keywords: Machine Control, Motor Control, Modular Embedded Systems
- Personal website
- Keywords: Realtime Visuals in Rust, Controllers, Birds
- Personal website
- Keywords: Robotics, HRI, Mobility
- Personal website
- Keywords: Wearable Sensing for Health and Wellness, HCI, Multimodal AI
- Personal website
- Keywords: Critical HRI, Monster Theory
- Personal website (very out of date)
- Keywords: Electronics, Interactive Ceramics, Haptics
- Personal website
- Keywords: Architecture, Generative AI Hardware, Context-Aware
- Personal website
- Keywords: Modular Camera Arrays, Lenticular Printing, 360° OCR
- Personal website
Affiliate cohort reports:
After a decade of MIT-only participation, we experimented with a more open approach, welcoming exceptional participants from other institutions, in academia and industry:
- Keywords: Open Source Software, Speech To Text, Maker, Curious
- Personal website
- Keywords: Creative PCB Design, EMF Explorer, Kicad Workshops
- Personal website
Ran Zhou (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
- Keywords: Expressive Robotic Touch, Haptic Design Toolkits, Tangible Interaction
- Personal website
Willa Yang (University of Chicago)
- Keywords: Environmental Augmentation, Mid-Air Touch Display, Tangible Interaction
- Personal website
