Research
Designing technology that is more intuitive, accessible, and useful across the full range of human experiences.
Microsoft Research is committed to investing in the future of computer science research through its Joint Research Center program as illustrated through the story of the Microsoft Research – FAPESP Joint Research center. Joint research…
This five-minute video is part of campaign to increase the awareness within the academic research community of the extent that Microsoft Research invests in the future of computer science research. Its core message is that…
Lab of Things (LoT) is a flexible platform for research that uses connected devices in homes. LoT enables researchers to easily interconnect devices and implement application scenarios. It enables field studies at scale through cloud…
Haptic technology, which simulates the sense of touch through tactile feedback mechanisms, has been described as “doing for the sense of touch what computer graphics does for vision.” Haptics are already common in devices such…
Michel Pahud demonstrates the research project of an Actuated 3-D Display with Haptic Feedback. The system consists of a touchscreen with a robot arm, engineered for instant, sensitive responsiveness, smooth forward and backward movement, and…
