Creating user-friendlier environments
Federico Casalegno designs technology environments that keep human experience at the center of user experience.
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High school teams receive Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant for invention projects
Fifteen student teams tackle everyday challenges through invention and creativity.
First-ever MIT Maker Faire attracts nearly 3,000 attendees to campus
More than 100 exhibits celebrate STEAM and the fun of making.
Underwater robot for port security
Football-size robot can skim discreetly along a ship’s hull to seek hollow compartments concealing contraband.
Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity
Equipped with a novel optical sensor, a robot grasps a USB plug and inserts it into a USB port.
A not-so-trivial pursuit
Senior Ernesto Ramirez is the first MIT student to compete in the "Hispanic College Quiz" game show.
Will tomorrow’s robots move like snakes?
Made completely of rubber, CSAIL team's robotic arm can slither through “pipes.”
Bound for robotic glory
New algorithm enables MIT cheetah robot to run and jump, untethered, across grass.
CSAIL’s Nick Roy helms Google’s delivery-drone project
Autonomy expert led MIT-heavy team in developing “self-flying planes”
Continuing the legacy: Assistive technologies at MIT
MIT students learn new technologies while making meaningful contributions to people with disabilities.
Where to grab space debris
Algorithm tested aboard the International Space Station analyzes the rotation of objects in space.
Want a happy worker? Let robots take control.
CSAIL study finds that human subjects prefer when robots give the orders.