UAVs learn to fly solo
Nick Roy develops unmanned aerial vehicles that can operate autonomously in constrained spaces and unmapped environments.
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“MultiFab” 3-D prints a record 10 materials at once, no assembly required
Printer from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab uses machine vision and 3-D scanning to self-correct and directly embed components.
A metabolic master switch underlying human obesity
Researchers find pathway that controls metabolism by prompting fat cells to store or burn fat.
Could a pen change how we diagnose brain function?
Team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab detects dementia using AI and a digital pen.
A bipedal robot with human reflexes
New human-machine interface keeps robot balanced, with human reflexes.
Robots collaborate to deliver meds, supplies, and even drinks
Bots from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab work together more effectively in the face of uncertainty.
President Obama invites MIT entrepreneurs to give demo at the White House
Wireless motion-tracking device from CSAIL researchers is among highlighted innovations at “Demo Day.”
Voting open for top climate change innovations
The MIT Climate CoLab allows the public to vote for the best crowdsourced ideas on how to tackle climate change.
Giving robots a more nimble grasp
Engineers use the environment to give simple robotic grippers more dexterity.
Computing at full capacity
MIT spinout Jisto helps companies optimize utilization with real-time deployment, monitoring, and analytics.
Siting wind farms more quickly, cheaply
New model predicts wind speeds more accurately with three months of data than others do with 12.
Computer program fixes old code faster than expert engineers
What takes coders months, CSAIL’s “Helium” can do in an hour.
CSAIL report: Giving government special access to data poses major security risks
Whether “backdoor” or “front-door,” government access imperils your data, report authors say.
Helping students stick with MOOCs
New techniques could help identify students at risk for dropping out of online courses.
Automatic bug repair
System fixes bugs by importing functionality from other programs — without access to source code.