Mimicking the brain, in silicon
New computer chip models how neurons communicate with each other at synapses.
CSAIL robots take center stage
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Principal Investigator Daniela Rus collaborated with modern dance company Pilobolus this past year to bring flying robots to the stage.
MIT Science Policy Initiative petition urges Congress to fund research
Student group’s ‘Stand with Science’ effort targets policymakers, graduate students
Helping robots hold on
MIT researchers design a ‘controllable adhesion system’ for underwater robots.
Navigating blindfolded
Advanced mathematical techniques enable AUVs to survey large, complex and cluttered seascapes.
AUVs: From idea to implementation
One day, researchers predict, these robots will be able to do tasks without a human in the loop.
Materials research in the Information Age
MIT, Lawrence Berkeley launch new tool to calculate properties of new materials