An easier way to teach robots new skills
Researchers have developed a technique that enables a robot to learn a new pick-and-place task with only a handful of human demonstrations.
At Climate Grand Challenges showcase event, an exploration of how to accelerate breakthrough solutions
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry calls the initiative “classic MIT.”
A new state of the art for unsupervised computer vision
MIT CSAIL scientists created an algorithm to solve one of the hardest tasks in computer vision: assigning a label to every pixel in the world, without human supervision.
Anticipating others’ behavior on the road
A new machine-learning system may someday help driverless cars predict the next moves of nearby drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians in real-time.
Amy Moran-Thomas receives the Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award
The MIT anthropologist is recognized for interdisciplinary work on health, climate, and equity.
Professor Emeritus Markus Zahn, who specialized in electromagnetic field interactions, dies at 75
Admired teacher and mentor was a longtime member of the Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems and the High Voltage Research Laboratory, and champion of the VI-A Internship program.
Zoë Marschner and Charlotte Wickert named 2022-23 Goldwater Scholars
MIT undergraduates whose research areas explore artificial intelligence, space, and climate change honored for their academic achievements.
A flexible way to grab items with feeling
MIT engineers Edward Adelson and Sandra Liu duo develop a robotic gripper with rich sensory capabilities.
Looking forward to forecast the risks of a changing climate
To better inform local policy in the face of changing weather extremes, MIT researchers seek to advance the modeling of long-term weather risks.
Learning to think critically about machine learning
A multidisciplinary team of graduate students helps infuse ethical computing content into MIT’s largest machine learning course.
Three from MIT awarded 2022 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Fellowship funds graduate studies for outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants.
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing unveils Break Through Tech AI
New program strives to bridge the talent gap for underrepresented groups in the tech industry.
Computing our climate future
To put global climate modeling at the fingertips of local decision-makers, some scientists think it’s time to rethink the system from scratch.
MIT’s FutureMakers programs help kids get their minds around — and hands on — AI
The programs are designed to foster an understanding of how artificial intelligence technologies work, including their social implications.
Manipulating the future
A new robotic manipulation course provides a broad survey of state-of-the-art robotics, equipping students to identify and solve the field’s biggest problems.