MIT Project Oxygen

Vision

“…computation has centered about machines, not people”.

“In the future, computation will be human-centered. It will be freely available everywhere, like batteries and power sockets, or oxygen in the air we breathe”.

“…we'll communicate naturally, using speech and gestures that describe our intent”.

Challenges

Pervasive: must exist everywhere

Embedded: must merge with out world seamlessly

Flexible: must adapt to our changing needs

Eternal: must never shut down or reboot

Approach

E21s: Embedded devices Create intelligent spaces in offices, building, homes, etc.

Array of microphones/cameras, large area display

Source of computation

H21s: Handheld devices Mobile access point for intelligent spaces

Multiple communication protocols e.g. phone, beeper, radio, television

N21s: Networks Connect dynamically changing environments of mobile and stationary

devices

Room, building, or campus-wide communication

References

"MIT Project Oxygen." MIT Project Oxygen. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, n.d. Web.

Weiser, Mark. "Ubiquitous Computing." Ubiquitous Computing. N.p., 17 Mar. 1996. Web