Object recognition for robots Robots’ maps of their environments can make existing object-recognition algorithms more accurate. July 23, 2015 Read full story →
3 Questions: Lennon Rodgers on docking in space System for locking satellites together, initially developed for master’s thesis, to get first space test. July 23, 2015 Read full story →
Middle schoolers turn into Roombas Engineers from iRobot provide workshop for students from the Boston area in the MIT STEM Mentoring Program. June 19, 2015 Read full story →
Seeking rare cells Christopher Love uses microscale technology to isolate rare cells, yielding insight into human disease. June 17, 2015 Read full story →
Education is focus of Lemann gift to MIT New partnership will support high-impact initiatives aimed at improving public education in Brazil. June 16, 2015 Read full story →
Centimeter-long origami robot Controlled by magnetic fields, tiny robot climbs inclines, swims, and carries loads twice its weight. June 12, 2015 Read full story →
Robotics competition generated groundbreaking research MIT team based robotic control algorithms on cutting-edge theory. June 11, 2015 Read full story →
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. June 8, 2015 Read full story →
MIT Corporation elects new members Eight term members will each serve five years on MIT’s board of trustees. June 4, 2015 Read full story →
Vanishing friction In tuning friction to the point where it disappears, technique could boost development of nanomachines. June 4, 2015 Read full story →
Robotic challenger MIT team prepares to meet 24 others in $2 million DARPA competition to develop disaster-assistance robots. June 3, 2015 Read full story →
Helping robots handle uncertainty Algorithm for planning multirobot collaborations makes complex models practical. June 2, 2015 Read full story →
Using soccer to teach robotics In this year's MechE World Cup, undergraduates joined forces to build soccer-playing robots that emulate human movement. June 2, 2015 Read full story →
Tough biogel structures produced by 3-D printing Stretchable, biocompatible hydrogels with complex patterning could be used in tissue engineering. June 1, 2015 Read full story →
MIT cheetah robot lands the running jump Robot sees, clears hurdles while bounding at 5 mph. May 29, 2015 Read full story →