Orienteering for robots
Algorithm for determining orientation of objects could aid robots in navigation, scene understanding.
Robot 101: Learning to work with humans
Julie Shah teaches a new generation of robots to collaborate safely and efficiently with workers across industries.
Robot builds on insights into Atlantic razor clam dynamics
"RoboClam" replicates a clam’s ability to burrow into soil while using very little energy.
Soft robotic fish moves like the real thing
A new robotic fish can change direction almost as rapidly as a real fish.
Upcoming conference puts supply chain management in broad context
Host Yossi Sheffi thinks supply chains change, and are changed by, the world.
Rise of the compliant machines
MIT spinout Meka Robotics, recently acquired by Google, creates ‘sociable’ humanoids that could help advance human-robot interaction.
Herding robots
A new system combines simple control programs to enable fleets of robots — or other “multiagent systems” — to collaborate in unprecedented ways.
MIT robot may accelerate trials for stroke medications
Robot protocol able to cut time and cost of Phase III drug trials by 70 percent.
Lights, camera, inspiration
Alumni from the 2004 MIT Remote Operated Vehicle team and the Carl Hayden Community High School Falcon Robotics team meet up for a documentary film.
MIT team competing in DARPA Robotics Challenge; webcast on Friday and Saturday
The MIT DARPA Robotics Challenge Team will be competing alongside 16 other teams for a spot in the Finals.
Better robot vision
A neglected statistical tool could help robots better understand the objects in the world around them.
Surprisingly simple scheme for self-assembling robots
Small cubes with no exterior moving parts can propel themselves forward, jump on top of each other, and snap together to form arbitrary shapes.
Under the sea
MIT senior Grace Young’s love of marine robotics will lead her to spend up to a month underwater this semester, collecting data and teaching classes over Skype to help save the oceans.