Designing vehicles that drive, fly — and swim
Senior and Marshall Scholar Crystal Winston pursues her vision of a world where cars aren’t limited to roads.
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“Particle robot” works as a cluster of simple units
Loosely connected disc-shaped “particles” can push and pull one another, moving en masse to transport objects.
Exercises in amazement: Discovering deep learning
A popular student-coordinated class draws a capacity crowd from across the MIT campus and beyond.
Robot hand is soft and strong
Gripper device inspired by “origami magic ball” can grasp wide array of delicate and heavy objects.
CEE event showcases multidisciplinary opportunities
Ninth annual Research Speed Dating event fosters intradepartmental collaboration and facilitates discussion of future efforts to solve global issues.
Entrepreneur Vinod Khosla: “Focus on the consequences of success”
In David Rose Lecture, Sun Microsystems co-founder urges bold plans to address global challenges.
Tackling poverty, one person at a time
MIT senior and Rhodes Scholar Sarah Tress aims to use engineering to reduce hardships in developing countries.
Combining artificial intelligence with their passions
Research projects show creative ways MIT students are connecting computing to other fields.
Mini cheetah is the first four-legged robot to do a backflip
Robot’s lightweight, high-power design is the perfect platform to share and play, developers say.
Addressing the promises and challenges of AI
Final day of the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing celebration explores enthusiasm, caution about AI’s rising prominence in society.
Spider silk could be used as robotic muscle
Unusual property of the ultrastrong material could be harnessed for twisting or pulling motions.
Lighting the path
Luminaries in computing and cognition discuss their journeys and share their insights.
Twenty-five ways in which MIT has transformed computing
From digital circuits to ingestible robots, the Institute has helped spearhead key innovations in the technology revolution.
Robots track moving objects with unprecedented precision
System uses RFID tags to home in on targets; could benefit robotic manufacturing, collaborative drones, and other applications.
Lobster’s underbelly is as tough as industrial rubber
Membrane material’s properties could guide design of flexible body armor, new study suggests.