Topic
Biomechanics
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Featured video: If the spacesuit fits
PhD student Richard Fineman is using wearable sensors to understand coordination and walking — and next-generation spacesuit design.
July 31, 2018 -
Dean Kamen: “The magic is out there!”
Noted inventors Kamen and Flowers urge students to unleash their imagination on world’s problems.
May 18, 2017 -
High-speed images capture archer fish’s rocket-like launch
Insights into the hydrodynamics of the move may improve underwater vehicle design.
April 19, 2017 -
Taking a leap in bioinspired robotics
Mechanical engineer Sangbae Kim builds animal-like machines for use in disaster response.
December 16, 2016 -
Lincoln Laboratory lends a 3-D-printed hand
Researchers improve the designs for low-cost 3-D-printed arms and hands.
September 1, 2016 -
Seeing nature through a molecular engineer’s eye
Alfredo Alexander-Katz probes systems in action, from clotting blood to walking molecules.
August 22, 2016 -
Scientists illuminate a hidden regulator in gene transcription
New super-resolution technique visualizes important role of short-lived enzyme clusters.
May 25, 2016 -
MIT cheetah robot lands the running jump
Robot sees, clears hurdles while bounding at 5 mph.
May 29, 2015 -
Bound for robotic glory
New algorithm enables MIT cheetah robot to run and jump, untethered, across grass.
September 15, 2014 -
Getting a grip on robotic grasp
New wrist-mounted device augments the human hand with two robotic fingers.
July 18, 2014