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A student presents her research at last year's competition.

Siemens high school contest to be held on campus

November 6, 2002

Researchers reach out to touch each other

October 30, 2002

MIT and London team report first transatlantic touch

October 28, 2002

Graduate student James McLurkin is featured on this diorama placed in two of Washington D.C.'s busiest Metro stations - Federal Center and Union Station - during September. It will be back again in December. Approximately 55,000 people come through each station daily.

Tiny ideas get big media play

October 23, 2002

This diagram depicts a helicopter completing a split-S. The helicopter starts in straight level flight (A), completes a half-roll (A-B) followed immediately by a half-loop (B-C), and resumes straight and level flight in the reverse direction (C-D).

MIT's robotic helicopter autonomously performs new stunt

October 9, 2002

George Costa (S.B. 2000) shows fellow alumnus Jamie Anderson (S.M. 1992, Ph.D.) the ornithopter he's working on at Draper Lab at the last week's Tech Expo.

Machines and technology showcased at Draper Lab expo

October 9, 2002

This shows a helicopter completing a split-S. The helicopter starts in straight level flight (A), completes a half-roll (A-B) followed immediately by a half-loop (B-C), and resumes straight and level flight in reverse direction (C-D).

MIT's robotic 'copter performs new stunt

October 4, 2002

Size counts

September 30, 2002

At the "Reach for the Stars" event at MIT, astronaut Sally Ride signs autographs for Arianna Schatzki-McClain (center) and Sarah Straubinger of Chenery Middle School in Belmont.

Sally Ride tells girls about career as astronaut at MIT event

September 25, 2002

Twenty faculty members awarded tenure by Corporation

September 18, 2002

MIT welcomes 49 CMI students from U.K.

September 11, 2002

The six-foot-long ORCA-V has two main thrusters at the side and two vertical thrusters at the bow and stern. There are two main dry compartments in the sub; the top one contains a computer that controls the sub, while the bottom one contains the batteries and the motor drivers.

Student sub waves aside competition

September 11, 2002

MIT materials science professor Linn Hobbs, right, chats with Cambridge University students Nicholas Mott, left, and Edmund Ward at a welcome brunch for Cambridge/MIT Institute students held at the MIT student center.

MIT welcomes 49 CMI students from UK

September 9, 2002

Student sub cruises to victory in AUV contest

September 3, 2002

As the moment of competition approaches, last-minute tweaking can be critical at the International Design Competition held at MIT on Aug. 16.

Team One is No. 1 in robot design contest

August 28, 2002

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