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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Daniel Leithinger, Cambridge, MA (US);
David Lakatos, Cambridge, MA (US);
Anthony Devincenzi, Boston, MA (US);
Matthew Blackshaw, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hiroshi Ishii, Cambridge, MA (US);
Daniel Leithinger, Cambridge, MA (US);
David Lakatos, Cambridge, MA (US);
Anthony DeVincenzi, Boston, MA (US);
Matthew Blackshaw, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hiroshi Ishii, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
In exemplary implementations of this invention, an array of linear actuators can be used to form a segmented surface. The surface can resemble a low relief sculpture. A user may control the shape of the surface by direct touch manipulation or by making freehand gestures at a distance from the surface. For example, the freehand gestures may comprise input instructions for selecting, translating, and rotating the shape of an object. A projector may augment the rendered shapes by projecting graphics on the surface.