NASA-JPL director Charles Elachi talks about latest Mars mission Curiosity is the most ambitious planetary rover mission ever, but it’s just one of the many exploratory projects JPL is undertaking. September 18, 2012 Read full story →
MIT's Man Vehicle Laboratory turns 50 Celebrating anniversary with daylong symposium on Sept. 14 September 13, 2012 Read full story →
Get to know the Class of 2016 MIT’s freshman class represents 54 nations and is 46 percent female. September 8, 2012 Read full story →
Researchers engineer light-activated skeletal muscle Technique may enable robotic animals that move with the strength and flexibility of their living counterparts. August 30, 2012 Read full story →
Connoisseur of chaos Where other roboticists try to suppress the complex dynamics of mechanical systems, Russ Tedrake exploits them, to make control more efficient and versatile. August 29, 2012 Read full story →
Soft autonomous robot inches along like an earthworm Flexible design enables body-morphing capability. August 10, 2012 Read full story →
Autonomous robotic plane flies indoors New algorithms allow an autonomous robotic plane to dodge obstacles in a subterranean parking garage, without the use of GPS. August 10, 2012 Read full story →
Research update: SPHERES to get powerful magnets and goggles New wireless power and camera setups will expand the mini-satellites’ vision and navigation capabilities. August 2, 2012 Read full story →
New aircraft capable of fast, accurate and repeatable flight CSAIL's Robot Locomotion Group unveils new computer-controlled aircraft that can perform knife-edge turns. July 26, 2012 Read full story →
Autonomous robot scans ship hulls for mines Algorithms enable robot to navigate and view propellers and other complex structures. July 17, 2012 Read full story →
Mechanical engineers develop an ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars Semiautonomous system takes the wheel to keep drivers safe. July 13, 2012 Read full story →
All things big and small: the brain’s discerning taste for size New research shows brain has distinct regions for identifying different sized objects. June 20, 2012 Read full story →
New energy source for future medical implants: sugar Implantable fuel cell built at MIT could power neural prosthetics that help patients regain control of limbs. June 12, 2012 Read full story →
Robotic assistants may adapt to humans in the factory New algorithm allows robots and humans to work side by side. June 12, 2012 Read full story →
Daniela Rus named CSAIL director EECS professor to become new leader of MIT’s largest interdepartmental laboratory. May 22, 2012 Read full story →