IHMC researchers are pushing the envelope of what is possible in robotics. We have an interdisciplinary group with expertise in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, human factors, and interface design....

IHMC researchers are pushing the envelope of what is possible in robotics. We have an interdisciplinary group with expertise in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, human factors, and interface design. We focus on: Humanoid Robots and Avatars Our next-generation hydraulic robot, Nadia, gives us a new platform for research on locomotion and control, with the size, weight, speed, torque, and range of motion comparable to that of a typical human....

A human-centered approach to visualization amplifies and extends human perceptual, cognitive, and performance capabilities, casting information into a form that exploits the unique properties of our perceptual system’s information processing capabilities. New visual displays being developed by IHMC researchers Larry Bunch, Tom Eskridge, Jeff Bradshaw, David Still, Matt Johnson, and...

A human-centered approach to visualization amplifies and extends human perceptual, cognitive, and performance capabilities, casting information into a form that exploits the unique properties of our perceptual system’s information processing capabilities. New visual displays being developed by IHMC researchers Larry Bunch, Tom Eskridge, Jeff Bradshaw, David Still, Matt Johnson, and Michael Vignati exploit current vision and neuroscience research to reinvent the presentation of information by harnessing the sophisticated processing power of the human visual system. These displays present data in a manner that allows the operator to understand the...

IHMC researchers are working on natural language computer interfaces and digital companions for conversational understanding, with the aim of developing computerized assistants that accommodate a range of abilities, desires, and needs of users through adaptable natural language processing.  Managing a variety of both spoken and written natural language phenomena and adaptation to conversational conventions...

IHMC researchers are working on natural language computer interfaces and digital companions for conversational understanding, with the aim of developing computerized assistants that accommodate a range of abilities, desires, and needs of users through adaptable natural language processing.  Managing a variety of both spoken and written natural language phenomena and adaptation to conversational conventions are central foci of research led by James Allen, Bonnie Dorr, and the late Yorick Wilks, and a team of internationally recognized scientists: Archna Bhatia, Adam Dalton, Greg Dubbin, Lucian Galescu, Kristy...