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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.
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.
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.