Work
Selected design and research projects by Tao Lin.
Ongoing
一项探索混合现实中可供性计算与具身协作的研究。AI Agent 结合边缘计算理解环境可供性与场景语义，生成可执行交互，并与用户和具身 AI 在真实空间中协同。
An ongoing research project on affordance computing and embodied collaboration in mixed reality. An AI agent uses edge computation to interpret scene semantics and affordances, generate actionable interactions, and coordinate users and embodied AI in real space.
2023
一项持续推进的 RC 竞速体验研究，结合实体车辆、数字仿真与迭代原型，探索如何将驾驶行为和赛道反馈转译为更具身体感与参与感的交互体验。
An ongoing research-through-design project on RC racing, combining physical vehicles, digital simulation, and iterative prototyping to translate driving behavior and track feedback into more embodied, participatory experiences.
2022
面向社区共建绿植空间的桌面植被套件，可放置于办公或生活空间，将用户的日常行为编码并转化为滋养植被生长的养分。植被成长到一定规模后，内部模块可迁移至树池等公共空间，并在更广泛的公共交通场景中持续获得滋养。
A desktop vegetation kit for co-creating community green spaces. Placed in workplaces or homes, it translates everyday user behaviors into nutrients for plant growth; once mature, its internal modules can move into public settings such as tree pits and continue to be sustained through broader public-transit contexts.
2023
一项将节点网络生成的几何形态转化为可折叠多面体外壳的计算形态研究，并通过 Arduino 与双舵机驱动完成实体交互原型。
A computational form-finding study that translates node-network geometries into foldable faceted shells, developed into a physical interactive prototype driven by Arduino and two servo motors.
2024
面向城市升温与建筑制冷能耗的被动式立面散热研究，通过折板鳍片、CFD 模拟、热成像和墙体与窗体原型测试，探索增强建筑表面与气流热交换的设计。
A passive facade-cooling study addressing rising urban temperatures and cooling demand. Chevron-shaped fins were developed through physical prototyping, CFD simulation, thermal imaging, and tests on wall and window assemblies to improve heat exchange with airflow.
2024
一个探索数据中心与城市环境共生的可持续基础设施系统，整合太阳能与海洋能、海水和景观水冷却、参数化表皮、余热复用与公共景观，以协同考虑能源、成本和周边设施。
A sustainable infrastructure system exploring how data centers can coexist with urban environments. It integrates solar and marine energy, seawater and landscape-water cooling, parametric envelopes, residual-heat reuse, and public landscape to balance energy, cost, and surrounding facilities.
2024
面向日常植物照护与社区绿化的数字服务，将养护任务、AI 植物助手、AR 识别、个性化建议与附近社区花园活动连接为共同成长体验。
A digital service for everyday plant care and community greening, connecting care tasks, an AI plant assistant, AR recognition, personalized guidance, and nearby community-garden activities into a shared growing experience.
2022
面向可可西里水资源短缺的计算性建造系统，结合水凝胶集水模块、环境分析与无人机协作。
A computational construction system for water scarcity in Hoh Xil, combining hydrogel collectors, environmental analysis, and collaborative UAV assembly.
2022
一套将相机、树莓派与 AR 服务结合的互动饮水系统，通过记录和分享帮助年轻人建立饮水习惯。
An interactive hydration system combining a camera, Raspberry Pi, and AR service to encourage healthier routines through capture and sharing.
2021
面向南京河西立交空间的智慧交通概念，结合出行研究、路径计算与多模式城市交互。
A smart overpass concept for Nanjing Hexi that combines mobility research, path computation, and multimodal urban interaction.
2021
受万能青年旅店与北方山石地貌启发，将声学结构和山形意象结合的概念音箱。
A conceptual speaker inspired by Omnipotent Youth Society and northern Chinese landscapes, combining acoustic structure with mountain-like form.