D-Lab and Tata Center team wins $100K Vodafone award for mobile stethoscope
Rich Fletcher and Daniel Chamberlain will use their winnings to field-test a low-cost mobile device to diagnose pulmonary disease in rural India.
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Amplifying small motions in large motions
Video-processing algorithm magnifies motions indiscernible to naked eye, even in moving objects.
Centimeter-long origami robot
Controlled by magnetic fields, tiny robot climbs inclines, swims, and carries loads twice its weight.
MIT team places sixth at international DARPA Robotics Challenge
CSAIL team just misses winning the grand prize after programming a 400-lb humanoid robot to lift beams, climb stairs, and drive a car.
MIT Corporation elects new members
Eight term members will each serve five years on MIT’s board of trustees.
Robotic challenger
MIT team prepares to meet 24 others in $2 million DARPA competition to develop disaster-assistance robots.
Alumni in red coats to celebrate Tech Reunions, Commencement
Some 3,300 MIT alumni and guests to visit campus for Tech Reunions; MIT community invited to watch faculty webcast on privacy and security.
Helping robots handle uncertainty
Algorithm for planning multirobot collaborations makes complex models practical.
Helping robots put it all together
New algorithm lets autonomous robots divvy up assembly tasks on the fly.
SuperUROP class of 2015 graduates with high accomplishment and promise
Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart thanks SuperUROP students for their research and innovation contributions; praises program's quintessential "MIT-ness."
Gauging materials’ physical properties from video
“Visual microphone” technology could lead to noninvasive identification of objects’ structural defects.
Crowdsourcing climate strategy
MIT Climate CoLab offers individuals a chance to propose and test their global plan to confront climate change.
Empowerment through mobile technology and co-design
MIT students improve the quality of life, safety, and independence of The Boston Home residents with InstaAid mobile application.
Learn a language while you text
Graduate student's “WaitChatter” app teaches vocabulary during moments in between text and instant-message replies.
May 19 webinar to discuss U.S. carbon price, opportunities for innovation
Online discussion featuring George Shultz, Phil Sharp, and Bob Inglis, will focus on prominent issues relating to carbon pricing in the United States.