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Two by two grid of images. At top left, a large robotic arm with objects it can pick up, including a white doll, a banana, multicolored building blocks, and green grapes. The other three panels show the same demonstration setup in different heat signatures.

Using language to give robots a better grasp of an open-ended world

By blending 2D images with foundation models to build 3D feature fields, a new MIT method helps robots understand and manipulate nearby objects with open-ended language prompts.

November 2, 2023

2023-24 Takeda Fellows: Advancing research at the intersection of AI and health

Thirteen new graduate student fellows will pursue exciting new paths of knowledge and discovery.

November 2, 2023

About 65 people pose standing in a semicircle on a large auditorium stage, with the backs of empty seats in the foreground and a video screen behind them.

The power of representation and connectivity in STEM education

Bridging Talents and Opportunities event serves as an outreach initiative for the Latin community.

November 1, 2023

Adi Mehrotra smiles while resting his arms on a handmade motorcycle. Mehrotra is inside a shop and windows in background.

Designing cleaner vehicles

Graduate student Adi Mehrotra ’22 is developing sustainable solutions in vehicle design.

November 1, 2023

Three cadets are pictured. One is seated, operating a steering wheel that controls a robot off screen. The two other cadets look at the off-screen display.

Military students innovate technology solutions for US Special Operations Command

Working with mentors and military operators, cadets are addressing challenges in such areas as autonomy, data analytics, communications, and blood delivery.

October 31, 2023

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A new record for Math Prize for Girls wins

Twelfth grader Jessica Wan three-peats, as MIT hosts the 15th competition for female middle and high school math enthusiasts.

October 30, 2023

The brain may learn about the world the same way some computational models do

Two studies find “self-supervised” models, which learn about their environment from unlabeled data, can show activity patterns similar to those of the mammalian brain.

October 30, 2023

Three women, researchers from the GEAR Lab, stand on a dirt road in a field in Jordan holding laptops.

Smart irrigation technology covers “more crop per drop”

Placing solutions in the cloud but learning with boots on the ground, GEAR Lab researchers build low-cost, solar-powered irrigation tools to make precision agriculture more accessible.

October 25, 2023

An aerial view down Main street shows the Koch building on the left and Broad institute on right. Bikers, cars, and pedestrians are visible.

Celebrating Kendall Square’s past and shaping its future

The 15th Kendall Square Association annual meeting explored new and old aspects of the neighborhood.

October 23, 2023

Rendering shows a petri dish with a purple substance on bottom. Inside are two bundles of muscle fibers, brown with orange spots. The bundles have dramatic curved beams of blue energy emerging from below.

Wobbly gel mat trains muscle cells to work together

The vibrating platform could be useful for growing artificial muscles to power soft robots and testing therapies for neuromuscular diseases.

October 20, 2023

Rendering shows a grid of robot arms with a box in front of each one. Each robot arm is grabbing objects nearby, like sunglasses and plastic containers, and putting them inside a box.

New technique helps robots pack objects into a tight space

Researchers coaxed a family of generative AI models to work together to solve multistep robot manipulation problems.

October 17, 2023

Illustration of two head-shaped icons, one representing an AI with a word balloon and the other a human with a check mark. The icons repeat indefinitely into the background.

A method to interpret AI might not be so interpretable after all

Some researchers see formal specifications as a way for autonomous systems to "explain themselves" to humans. But a new study finds that we aren't understanding.

October 16, 2023

A robotic hand with finger-shaped sensors grabs an orange marble.

Finger-shaped sensor enables more dexterous robots

MIT engineers develop a long, curved touch sensor that could enable a robot to grasp and manipulate objects in multiple ways.

October 4, 2023

Realistic illustration of two pilots pictured from behind in an airplane cockpit. At left, a human pilot looks at the monitors. At right, an android does the same. They are flying into a sunset.

AI copilot enhances human precision for safer aviation

Designed to ensure safer skies, “Air-Guardian” blends human intuition with machine precision, creating a more symbiotic relationship between pilot and aircraft.

October 3, 2023

Side by side headshots of Kaitlyn Becker, Canan Dagdeviren, and Luca Daniel

MIT announces 2023 Bose Grants for daring new research

Grants fund studies of honeybee tracking, glass building materials, and defining excellence in human movement.

September 29, 2023

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