Solving the challenges of robotic pizza-making
A new technique could enable a robot to manipulate squishy objects like pizza dough or soft materials like clothing.
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New program bolsters innovation in next-generation artificial intelligence hardware
MIT AI Hardware Program launches with five inaugural companies to advance AI technologies for the next decade.
Seeing an elusive magnetic effect through the lens of machine learning
An MIT team incorporates AI to facilitate the detection of an intriguing materials phenomenon that can lead to electronics without energy dissipation.
Making quantum circuits more robust
Researchers have developed a technique for making quantum computing more resilient to noise, which boosts performance.
Last-minute pivot leads to record-setting Microsystems Annual Research Conference
Virtual conference gathered students, faculty, and industry partners to explore the future of microsystems and nanotechnology.
3 Questions: How the MIT mini cheetah learns to run
CSAIL scientists came up with a learning pipeline for the four-legged robot that learns to run entirely by trial and error in simulation.
Handheld surgical robot can help stem fatal blood loss
The AI-Guided Ultrasound Intervention Device is a lifesaving technology that helps a range of users deliver complex medical interventions at the point of injury.
How artificial intelligence can help combat systemic racism
MLK Visiting Professor S. Craig Watkins looks beyond algorithm bias to an AI future where models more effectively deal with systemic inequality.
Learning to fly
Veteran and PhD student Andrea Henshall has used MIT Open Learning to soar from the Air Force to multiple aeronautics degrees.
When it comes to AI, can we ditch the datasets?
A machine-learning model for image classification that’s trained using synthetic data can rival one trained on the real thing, a study shows.
An “oracle” for predicting the evolution of gene regulation
Researchers create a mathematical framework to examine the genome and detect signatures of natural selection, deciphering the evolutionary past and future of non-coding DNA.
Unlocking new doors to artificial intelligence
MEng graduate students engage with IBM to develop their research skills and solutions to real-world problems.
3 Questions: Fotini Christia on racial equity and data science
A new MIT-wide effort launched by the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society uses social science and computation to address systemic racism.
Study examines how machine learning boosts manufacturing
Researchers surveyed 100 high-performing companies to determine which of them are leading adopters of machine intelligence and data analytics, and how they succeed.
School of Engineering welcomes new faculty
Seventeen new professors join the MIT community, with research areas ranging from robotics and machine learning to health care and agriculture.