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Drone lighting
Autonomous vehicles could automatically assume the right positions for photographic lighting.
Bacteria: A day in the life
MIT study finds ocean bacteria follow predictable patterns of daily activity.
A "maker" education
NuVu Studio takes high school students out of the classroom and into a design space to invent and create.
Rethinking architecture
Mark Goulthorpe teaches and practices new design and construction logics for the next generation of high-performance buildings.
Professor Seth Teller dies at age 50
Expert on computer vision, robotics, and human-robot interaction had been on the faculty since 1994.
Collaborative learning — for robots
Algorithm lets independent agents collectively produce a machine-learning model without aggregating data.
39th MITES class welcomed to MIT
Top high school students from across the country arrive on campus for six-week program
New ultrastiff, ultralight material developed
Nanostructured material based on repeating microscopic units has record-breaking stiffness at low density.
A new way to detect leaks in pipes
Self-propelled robotic device can speed through pipes, pinpointing leaks more accurately than existing methods.
Affordable precision printing for pros
MIT spinout Formlabs brings high-resolution, low-cost 3-D printing to makers, engineers and designers.
Bake your own robot
New algorithms and electronic components could enable printable robots that self-assemble when heated.
Think fast, robot
Algorithm that harnesses data from a new sensor could make autonomous robots more nimble.
Advanced research gives EECS undergraduates the ‘big picture’
SuperUROP connects student creativity with tough challenges