MIT CSAIL unveils X-Hinges software for touch-sensing 3D printed objects

Engineers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed X-Hinges, a design software tool for creating 3D printed objects with interactive functions. The objects use built-in sensors to detect human touch. The report is only a short teaser, so further details on the sensing method, the printing process and the materials are not available. The work is at research stage and shows how printed parts can be designed to respond to user input without separate electronic assemblies being added afterwards. Engineers working on functional printed parts and product integration may follow the project for its design approach.

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