Observing invisible vibrations
PhD student Justin Chen magnifies minuscule vibrations in structures to detect damage.
“MultiFab” 3-D prints a record 10 materials at once, no assembly required
Printer from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab uses machine vision and 3-D scanning to self-correct and directly embed components.
Robots collaborate to deliver meds, supplies, and even drinks
Bots from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab work together more effectively in the face of uncertainty.
Object recognition for robots
Robots’ maps of their environments can make existing object-recognition algorithms more accurate.
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.
Gauging materials’ physical properties from video
“Visual microphone” technology could lead to noninvasive identification of objects’ structural defects.
Object recognition for free
System designed to label visual scenes according to type turns out to detect particular objects, too.
Vision system for household robots
New algorithm could enable household robots to better identify objects in cluttered environments.
Five CSAIL researchers named ACM fellows
The Association for Computer Machinery cites Devadas, Grimson, Morris, Rubinfeld, and Rus as having "provided key knowledge" to computing.
Can you out-race a computer?
Deep-learning algorithm can weigh up a neighborhood better than humans.
Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity
Equipped with a novel optical sensor, a robot grasps a USB plug and inserts it into a USB port.
Where to grab space debris
Algorithm tested aboard the International Space Station analyzes the rotation of objects in space.
An end to drug errors?
Mint Solutions tackles medication errors with scanning system that ensures patients get the right pills.
Extracting audio from visual information
Algorithm recovers speech from the vibrations of a potato-chip bag filmed through soundproof glass.