Soft autonomous robot inches along like an earthworm Flexible design enables body-morphing capability. August 10, 2012 Read full story →
Autonomous robotic plane flies indoors New algorithms allow an autonomous robotic plane to dodge obstacles in a subterranean parking garage, without the use of GPS. August 10, 2012 Read full story →
Research update: SPHERES to get powerful magnets and goggles New wireless power and camera setups will expand the mini-satellites’ vision and navigation capabilities. August 2, 2012 Read full story →
New aircraft capable of fast, accurate and repeatable flight CSAIL's Robot Locomotion Group unveils new computer-controlled aircraft that can perform knife-edge turns. July 26, 2012 Read full story →
Autonomous robot scans ship hulls for mines Algorithms enable robot to navigate and view propellers and other complex structures. July 17, 2012 Read full story →
Mechanical engineers develop an ‘intelligent co-pilot’ for cars Semiautonomous system takes the wheel to keep drivers safe. July 13, 2012 Read full story →
All things big and small: the brain’s discerning taste for size New research shows brain has distinct regions for identifying different sized objects. June 20, 2012 Read full story →
New energy source for future medical implants: sugar Implantable fuel cell built at MIT could power neural prosthetics that help patients regain control of limbs. June 12, 2012 Read full story →
Robotic assistants may adapt to humans in the factory New algorithm allows robots and humans to work side by side. June 12, 2012 Read full story →
Daniela Rus named CSAIL director EECS professor to become new leader of MIT’s largest interdepartmental laboratory. May 22, 2012 Read full story →
Whirr, click, hum: Robots go at it in 2.007 finale Competition concludes mechanical design class, unleashing a wide variety of spinning, pumping and striking robots. May 11, 2012 Read full story →
Woodie Flowers, a pioneer of hands-on engineering education Flowers and his former student, David Wallace, have created a fun, teamwork-based approach to learning the art of mechanical design. May 7, 2012 Read full story →
Robots that reveal the inner workings of brain cells New method offers automated way to record electrical activity inside neurons in the living brain. May 7, 2012 Read full story →
MIT Federal Credit Union recognizes winners of its Memorial Scholarship and People Helping People Award May 3, 2012 Read full story →