---
title: "MIT Researchers Read Robots Minds Through A Virtual Reality System"
description: "MIT researchers create a measurable virtual reality system designed to visualize a robot's perceptions and understanding of the world"
date: "2014-11-04"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "StefanCretu"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/stefancretu"
url: "https://futurism.com/mit-researchers-read-robots-minds-virtual-reality-system"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
  - "Robotics"
  - "Robots and Machines"
  - "Virtual Reality"
tags:
  - "robotics"
---

# MIT Researchers Read Robots Minds Through A Virtual Reality System

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- The system was developed by Shayegan Omidshafiei, a graduate student, and Agha-mohammadi
- The robot's plan projected on the ground with the help of ceiling-mounted projectors with motion-capture technology and animation software
- If successful, the system might help in the improvement of efficiency and safety of new technologies like package-delivery drones or self-driving cars