Drones navigate unseen environments with liquid neural networks
MIT researchers exhibit a new advancement in autonomous drone navigation, using brain-inspired liquid neural networks that excel in out-of-distribution scenarios.
Distributed Robotics Laboratory
A robot that can help you untangle your hair
Robotic arm equipped with a hairbrush helps with brushing tasks and could be an asset in assistive-care settings.
Examining the world through signals and systems
Assistant Professor Cathy Wu aims to help autonomous vehicles fulfill their promise by better understanding how to integrate them into the transportation system.
Letting robots manipulate cables
Robotic gripper with soft sensitive fingers developed at MIT can handle cables with unprecedented dexterity.
Giving soft robots feeling
In a pair of papers from MIT CSAIL, two teams enable better sense and perception for soft robotic grippers.
Muscle signals can pilot a robot
CSAIL's Conduct-A-Bot system uses muscle signals to cue a drone’s movement, enabling more natural human-robot communication.
To self-drive in the snow, look under the road
Weather’s a problem for autonomous cars. MIT’s new system shows promise by using “ground-penetrating radar” instead of cameras or lasers.
Self-transforming robot blocks jump, spin, flip, and identify each other
Developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, robots can self-assemble to form various structures with applications including inspection.
This robot helps you lift objects — by looking at your biceps
CSAIL system can mirror a user's motions and follow nonverbal commands by monitoring arm muscles.
Robot hand is soft and strong
Gripper device inspired by “origami magic ball” can grasp wide array of delicate and heavy objects.
“Superhero” robot wears different outfits for different tasks
Shape-shifting device from CSAIL can walk, roll, sail, and glide using recyclable exoskeletons.
Wearable system helps visually impaired users navigate
Device provides information from a 3-D camera, via vibrating motors and a Braille interface.
Cinematography on the fly
System directs camera-equipped drones to maintain framing of an aerial shot.
Making big data manageable
Technique shrinks data sets while preserving their fundamental mathematical relationships.
Driverless-vehicle options now include scooters
Self-driving scooter demonstrated at MIT complements autonomous golf carts and city cars.