Robots shoot for the moon in MIT’s annual 2.007 competition
Robotic sweepers, flappers, and telescoping arms face off for a shot at coveted engineering prize.
Robotic sweepers, flappers, and telescoping arms face off for a shot at coveted engineering prize.
Tiny robots powered by magnetic fields could help drug-delivery nanoparticles reach their targets.
Model improves a robot’s ability to mold materials into shapes and interact with liquids and solid objects.
CSAIL’s "RoCycle" system uses in-hand sensors to detect if an object is paper, metal or plastic.
Senior and Marshall Scholar Crystal Winston pursues her vision of a world where cars aren’t limited to roads.
Loosely connected disc-shaped “particles” can push and pull one another, moving en masse to transport objects.
Gripper device inspired by “origami magic ball” can grasp wide array of delicate and heavy objects.
Robot’s lightweight, high-power design is the perfect platform to share and play, developers say.
System uses RFID tags to home in on targets; could benefit robotic manufacturing, collaborative drones, and other applications.
On-chip system that detects signals at sub-terahertz wavelengths could help steer driverless cars through fog and dust.
Machine-learning approach could help robots assemble cellphones and other small parts in a manufacturing line.
Algorithm could help autonomous underwater vehicles explore risky but scientifically-rewarding environments.
Model identifies instances when autonomous systems have learned from examples that may cause dangerous errors in the real world.
System allows drones to cooperatively explore terrain under thick forest canopies where GPS signals are unreliable.
Mars expert John Grotzinger tells the story of exploration and the search for ancient life on the red planet at the annual Carlson Lecture.