Students have engineering on the brain
MIT class offers student teams a chance to create business ventures based on neurotechnology research.
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Robot meets world
A new way of reasoning about what happens when a robot’s limb strikes an object could lead to more efficient and reliable robotic-control systems.
Can control theory make software better?
Techniques used to ensure that airplanes won’t stall out in flight could be adapted to prove that computer programs won’t divide by zero.
MIT ‘cheetah’ robot rivals running animals in efficiency
Robot’s custom-designed electric motors are powerful and efficient.
MIT student inventor Nikolai Begg receives Lemelson-MIT student prize
$30,000 Lemelson-MIT collegiate student prizes awarded to inventive students at three leading universities
Teaching robots lateral thinking
New algorithms could help household robots work around their physical shortcomings.
AAAS annual meeting puts MIT science and technology on display
The 2013 conference, held last week in Boston, featured research presentations, hands-on demonstrations.
OCW brings educational opportunities to Sierra Leone
Student builds robot from old toy parts using course materials from 6.270.
Humans and robots work better together following cross-training
Swapping of roles improves efficiency as well as robots’ confidence and humans’ trust.
CSAIL launches entrepreneurship initiative
Aims to help students turn computer science ideas into successful technology startups
Why are Japanese cartoons a global hit?
MIT scholar’s new book heralds ‘creative collaboration’ with the masses as the key to anime’s worldwide popularity.
Microbiologists eavesdrop on the hidden lives of microbes
Scientists track ocean microbe populations in their natural habitat to create a ‘day in the life’ montage.
Students take control of satellites on the International Space Station
200 high-school students participate in MIT’s annual Zero Robotics competition.