Professor emeritus Rodney Brooks refines the sequel to iRobot
Rodney Brooks’ startup, Rethink Robotics, is producing robots that can adapt to manufacturing tasks and the factory environment.
Search Stories
Three from CSAIL named to ‘AI’s 10 to Watch’ list
Ranking celebrates rising researchers in the field of artificial intelligence
Superfluid turbulence through the lens of black holes
Study finds behavior of the turbulent flow of superfluids is opposite that of ordinary fluids.
NASA discusses next manned spacecraft with visiting high school students
Participants in Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science, Women's Technology Program, and Interphase Edge hear insiders' perspective on the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
Detecting DNA in space
Researchers, in a step toward analyzing Mars for signs of life, find that gene-sequencing chip can survive space radiation.
Buckling up to turn
Marine microbes change swimming direction via a high-speed mechanical instability.
OCW, MITx provide Myanmar student rigorous, high-quality educational opportunities
Engineering student Thaw Tar uses MIT digital learning resources to study underwater vehicle design.
Wealth of words
Professor Deb Roy’s technology company, which recently sold to Twitter, analyzes social-media conversations about TV.
3 Questions: Fiona Murray on female entrepreneurship
MIT professor discusses her research on the challenges facing women entrepreneurs, as well as possible solutions.
Dennis Freeman appointed dean for undergraduate education
Electrical engineering and computer science professor has lengthy record of leadership in teaching, advising and curricular innovation.
MIT energizes theater arts professor
Multifaceted Associate Professor Jay Scheib named director of the Theater Arts Department
How computers can learn better
With a recently released programming framework, researchers show that a new machine-learning algorithm outperforms its predecessors.
Engineering course ‘demystifies’ entrepreneurship
‘The Founder’s Journey’ serves as an introduction to entrepreneurship for undergraduates.