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title: "This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devices"
date: 2026-10-22
source: https://news.mit.edu/2026/design-software-reimagines-everyday-objects-as-self-aware-devices-1022
description: "“X-Hinges” helps design and 3D print items like lamps and gloves with an interactive twist: automatically embedded sensors that perceive and adaptively respond to human contact."
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# This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devices

“X-Hinges” helps design and 3D print items like lamps and gloves with an interactive twist: automatically embedded sensors that perceive and adaptively respond to human contact.

*Published: 2026-10-22*