At the Trustworthy, Intelligent, and Explainable Robotics (TIER) Lab, our mission is to develop robots for social good. We aim to design and develop robotic systems that not only intelligent and robust but also trustworthy, transparent, ethical, and inclusive. Our research is at the intersection of artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, machine learning, robotics, cognitive science, and ethics. The TIER lab was […]
The Reboot is our time to hang out, reflect on the day’s demos, and interact with the online PIT community.
Welcome to the 9th day of the NYC PIT Pop Up! As it’s Election Day, today’s PIT theme is: The Future of NYC. Election Day Schedule: Daily Demos: 2:00pm-6:00pm WasteNotNYC Talk to the City Mutual Vend Future of Sustainable Buildings: Plumbing Systems & Data for Resilience Palumba NYC x WOTB The Reboot: 6:00pm-7:30pm
WasteNotNYC is an interactive data experience that invites visitors to rethink the journey of their food waste through play and data storytelling. At a touchscreen kiosk, participants “build a meal” from a menu of options and are prompted to guess how much of it can be composted. The system then reveals the correct answer, compares […]
Talk to the City (T3C) is an open-source deliberation platform that transforms large-scale public input into actionable insights. This session will demonstrate how thousands of voices—whether citizens in democratic innovation pilots, healthcare workers shaping bargaining strategies, or voters in Tokyo’s gubernatorial elections—can be synthesized into clear, collective agendas in real time. Drawing on case […]
Mutual Vend is a decentralized, peer to peer 3D-printable vending machine network where every purchase earns you a share of the profits. Mutual Vend creates a self-sustaining, consumer-owned retail network through two simple principles: shared responsibility for stocking machines and shared rewards from every purchase. Consumers stake collateral to stock machines cooperatively, with other […]
Future of Sustainable Buildings: Plumbing Systems & Data for Resilience is a project that combines mechanical engineering and data science to demonstrate how plumbing and building systems impact sustainability, equity, and public health in cities like New York. The demo will feature an interactive visualization where visitors can simulate choices, such as upgrading plumbing systems, […]
Palumba NYC x WOTB is a simple app and website helping New Yorkers vote at the NYC Mayoral Elections. Based on the successful European experience of Palumba, which gathered nearly 200k users across 27 countries and was #1 in the App Store, this Tinder-style test matches you with the candidates that stand for your vision […]
The Reboot is our time to hang out, reflect on the day’s demos, and interact with the online PIT community.
Welcome to the 11th day of the NYC PIT Pop Up! Today’s theme explores PIT careers and celebrates young people. PIT Careers/Young People’s Day Schedule: Daily Demos: 2:00pm-6:00pm Beyond the Bus: A Spatial and Socio-Economic Analysis of MTA Bus Violations Turtles All the Way Down App Microscope Robot for Public Good UPchieve Public Interest Data […]
At the start of 2019, the MTA introduced a new technology with efforts to speed of bus routes in the NYC boroughs. The Bus Automated Camera Enforcement (ACE) system was implemented onto specific buses, eventually spreading onto buses across the five boroughs. Beyond the Bus: A Spatial and Socio-Economic Analysis of MTA Bus Violations […]
Turtles All the Way Down is a hands-on, audience-assisted live-coding demo using Turtle Geometry, a tool from MIT that was used to enable children as young as preschool to learn introductory coding and mathematical operations. The history of Turtle coding, which is rich and varied, touches all aspects of education reform in the US (successful […]