In-person attendees of the 2024 RAAINS Workshop will have the opportunity to participate in a set of laboratory tours on the afternoon of Monday, 18 November 2024, from 1:00-5:00PM. Descriptions of the available tours can be found below. When registering for the workshop, please indicate your tour preference(s) and we will do our best to accommodate them based on space and time availability.
AI-Enabled Ultrasound for Field Forward Medicine
Tour location: MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington MA
More information: https://www.ll.mit.edu/r-d/projects/artificial-intelligence-guided-ultrasound-intervention-device
This tour showcases system prototypes and developments that leverage AI to enable less specialized medical personnel to use ultrasound technologies in field forward environments and save lives. The AI-guided Ultrasound Intervention Device (AI-GUIDE) aims to enable medical personnel of varying experience to perform emergency battlefield interventions such as vascular access, tracheotomy, and nerve block. The AI-enabled Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (AIDMSK) effort will allow users to rapidly and accurately quantify musculoskeletal injuries, such as plantar fasciitis and stress fractures, and make more informed return-to-activity decisions.
Autonomous Systems Development Facility (ASDF)
Tour location: Hanscom Air Force Base, Bedford MA (transportation provided)
More information: https://www.ll.mit.edu/about/facilities/autonomous-systems-development-facility
Special note: To attend this tour, visitors must possess a valid Common Access Card. Please bring your CAC to the RAAINS Workshop.
The Autonomous Systems Development Facility is a state-of-the-art resource that enables the development and testing of autonomy algorithms and capabilities. The 17,000-square-foot indoor test facility accommodates the prototyping and testing of ground-based, aerial, and undersea autonomous systems.
STRIVE Center
Tour location: Billerica MA (transportation provided)
More information and virtual tour: https://www.ll.mit.edu/about/facilities/strive-center
The Sensorimotor Technology Realization in Immersive Virtual Environments (STRIVE) Center houses the Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN) system, a “flight simulator for dismounted activities.” Users interact with a projected immersive virtual environment within a 24-foot tall dome while balancing, walking, or running on a treadmill embedded in a moving platform as state-of-the-art sensing capabilities assess their biomechanical, physiological, and cognitive performance.