Topic
Computer vision
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Observing invisible vibrations
PhD student Justin Chen magnifies minuscule vibrations in structures to detect damage.
August 27, 2015 -
“MultiFab” 3-D prints a record 10 materials at once, no assembly required
Printer from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab uses machine vision and 3-D scanning to self-correct and directly embed components.
August 24, 2015 -
Robots collaborate to deliver meds, supplies, and even drinks
Bots from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab work together more effectively in the face of uncertainty.
August 10, 2015 -
Object recognition for robots
Robots’ maps of their environments can make existing object-recognition algorithms more accurate.
July 23, 2015 -
MIT team places sixth at international DARPA Robotics Challenge
CSAIL team just misses winning the grand prize after programming a 400-lb humanoid robot to lift beams, climb stairs, and drive a car.
June 8, 2015 -
Gauging materials’ physical properties from video
“Visual microphone” technology could lead to noninvasive identification of objects’ structural defects.
May 21, 2015 -
Object recognition for free
System designed to label visual scenes according to type turns out to detect particular objects, too.
May 8, 2015 -
Graphics in reverse
Probabilistic programming does in 50 lines of code what used to take thousands.
April 13, 2015 -
Vision system for household robots
New algorithm could enable household robots to better identify objects in cluttered environments.
January 12, 2015 -
Five CSAIL researchers named ACM fellows
The Association for Computer Machinery cites Devadas, Grimson, Morris, Rubinfeld, and Rus as having "provided key knowledge" to computing.
January 8, 2015 -
Can you out-race a computer?
Deep-learning algorithm can weigh up a neighborhood better than humans.
September 24, 2014 -
Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity
Equipped with a novel optical sensor, a robot grasps a USB plug and inserts it into a USB port.
September 19, 2014 -
Where to grab space debris
Algorithm tested aboard the International Space Station analyzes the rotation of objects in space.
September 10, 2014 -
An end to drug errors?
Mint Solutions tackles medication errors with scanning system that ensures patients get the right pills.
August 28, 2014 -
Extracting audio from visual information
Algorithm recovers speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag filmed through soundproof glass.
August 4, 2014 -
Who did what?
Techniques from natural-language processing enable computers to efficiently search video for actions.
May 14, 2014 -
Never forget a face
New algorithm uses subtle changes to make a face more memorable without changing a person’s overall appearance.
December 18, 2013 -
Taking a new look at subway map design
CSAIL researchers are using a computational model that better understands peripheral vision to test the usability of MBTA subway maps.
October 4, 2013 -
Teaching computers to see — by learning to see like computers
By translating images into the language spoken by object-recognition systems, then translating them back, researchers hope to explain the systems’ failures.
September 19, 2013 -
Seeing the human pulse
An algorithm that can accurately gauge heart rate by measuring tiny head movements in video data could ultimately help diagnose cardiac disease.
June 20, 2013