Teaching chores to an artificial agent
Activity simulator could eventually teach robots tasks like making coffee or setting the table.
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Fleet of autonomous boats could service some cities, reducing road traffic
Researchers design 3-D-printed, driverless boats that can provide transport and self-assemble into other floating structures.
Ed Boyden and Feng Zhang named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
MIT faculty members are among 19 top scientists selected from across the nation.
Making driverless cars change lanes more like human drivers do
Algorithm computes “buffer zones” around autonomous vehicles and reassess them on the fly.
Justin Trudeau: Embrace the rapid pace of change
At flagship Solve event, Canada’s prime minister urges audience to help shape the changes transforming society.
Researchers develop virtual-reality testing ground for drones
With new system, drones navigate through an empty room, avoiding crashes while “seeing” a virtual world.
Showcasing the results of students' real-world research
SuperUROP and Masterworks participants share the findings of their intensive hands-on projects.
Students demonstrate "calculated imagination" in robot competition
Mechanical engineering students in class 2.007 battle for points in Willy Wonka-themed final robot competition.
Fundamental equations guide marine robots to optimal sampling sites
New principled approach helps autonomous underwater vehicles explore the ocean in an intelligent, energy-efficient manner.
Self-driving cars for country roads
Today’s autonomous vehicles require hand-labeled 3-D maps, but CSAIL’s MapLite system enables navigation with just GPS and sensors.
Deriving a theory of defects
Mingda Li seeks to harness atomic irregularities in materials for improved energy applications.
Three MIT graduate students awarded 2018 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Award honors immigrants’ contributions to the United States.
Fluorescent dye could enable sharper biological imaging
Technique could allow doctors and researchers to generate clearer images of blood vessels and other tissues.
School of Engineering first quarter 2018 awards
Faculty members recognized for excellence via a diverse array of honors, grants, and prizes over the last quarter.