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Researchers present a soft robotic hand that combines vision, motor-based proprioception, and soft tactile sensors to identify, sort, and pack a stream of unknown objects. This multimodal sensing approach enables the soft robotic manipulator to estimate an object's size and stiffness and intelligently place objects without damage.
MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology presents a vivid, 360 degree immersive retelling of the Haudenosaunee creation story by multimedia artist and 2022–24 Ida Ely Rubin Artist in Residence Jackson 2bears, also known as Tékeniyáhsen Ohkwá:ri (Kanien’kehà:ka).
Space Architectures is new collaboration between MIT Architecture, the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the MIT Media Lab Space Exploration Initiative. This cross-disciplinary course brings together designers and engineers to imagine, design, prototype, and test what might be needed to support human habitation and activities on the moon.
Allison Arieff, Editorial Director of Print for MIT Technology Review highlights the importance of thoughtful design, the collaborative nature of innovation, and the necessity of maintaining a critical eye on technological advancements. She shares how they balance celebrating technological breakthroughs with scrutinizing their broader impacts, ensuring a responsible and inclusive approach to innovation.
MIT researchers have developed a way to help people with amputation or paralysis regain limb control. Instead of using electricity to stimulate muscles, they used light. The new study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control and less fatigue than electrical stimulation.
In explaining quantum technology, professor of physics and director of the MIT Center for Quantum Computing, Will Oliver cites MIT's interdisciplinarity as a key component in developing these technologies. In this video he, along with research scientist Jeff Grover, explore the origins of quantum mechanics and the state of quantum computing today.