The Short Story

Our story is common: we were the kids who would rather take apart their toys than play with them-- a cliche, we know. We grew up, watching personal computing grow with us, and now we see ourselves at the cusp of a new age of computing. From mainframes to desktops and now to tiny embedded electronic devices. The catchphrase is physical computing; computers interacting with the real world, in real time.

LeafLabs was founded on the premise that science should not be confined to expensive labs filled with shiny equipment, but found on cluttered workbenches in musty basements everywhere. We're dedicated to bringing the latest in computer science and electrical engineering to non experts in an easily accessible form. We want advanced topics in Machine Learning and computational techniques integrated into the most mundane of projects; we want kids to be excited to make their own electronic gadgets; we want everyone to be a hacker.

The Leaflabs Team

LeafLabs is comprised of a ragtag group of MIT affiliates, pictured below.