by Maulik Patel

What is sixthsense ?
'SixthSense' is a wearable gestural interface that augments the physical world around us with digital information and lets us use natural hand gestures to interact with that information.

Sixth Sense Overview

Sixth Sense is a wearable gestural interface

device developed by Pranav Mistry, a PhD student in the Fluid Interfaces Group at the MIT Media Lab. Portable device that is worn around neck Consists of:
Camera Colored Markers Projector *a smart phone

Components
Camera: tracks the movement of the colored

markers using movement algorithms. Colored Markers: Red, blue, green, and yellow tape worn on the users fingertips for tracking purposes. Projector: Projects stored data onto most any surface. Smart phone: needed for internet connection and computing power

The SixthSense prototype contains a number of demonstration applications. * The map application lets the user navigate a map displayed on a nearby surface using hand gestures to zoom and pan * The drawing application lets the user draw on any surface by tracking the fingertip movements of the users index finger. * SixthSense also implements Augmented reality; projecting information onto objects the user

Capabilities
Recognizes hand movements Examples from online demonstrations:
Make frame with hands: camera takes picture Google map onto wall Draw circle on wrist: projects digital clock Movement of text book/web info onto page Airline ticket updates Draw @ symbol: check email for you Many more capabilities (its on youtube or TED

website)

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Benefits
Cost: ~300$ Software will be open source Many possible medical applications using the

technology
Surgical procedures (using tracking capabilities) Rehabilitation techniques