CSAIL’s Nick Roy helms Google’s delivery-drone project
Autonomy expert led MIT-heavy team in developing “self-flying planes”
Want a happy worker? Let robots take control.
CSAIL study finds that human subjects prefer when robots give the orders.
Delivery by drone
New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions.
CSAIL researchers among Tech Review’s annual list of top young innovators
Adib and Shah to be honored at EmTech@MIT conference next month
Origami robot folds itself up, crawls away
Prototype made almost entirely of printable parts demonstrates crucial capabilities of reconfigurable robots.
Getting a grip on robotic grasp
New wrist-mounted device augments the human hand with two robotic fingers.
Squishy robots
Phase-changing material could allow even low-cost robots to switch between hard and soft states.
Drone lighting
Autonomous vehicles could automatically assume the right positions for photographic lighting.
Collaborative learning — for robots
Algorithm lets independent agents collectively produce a machine-learning model without aggregating data.
A charging solution for delivery drones: Take after our feathered friends?
New CSAIL research suggests a future where UAVs can recharge their batteries by perching on power lines.
A new way to detect leaks in pipes
Self-propelled robotic device can speed through pipes, pinpointing leaks more accurately than existing methods.
Bake your own robot
New algorithms and electronic components could enable printable robots that self-assemble when heated.
Think fast, robot
Algorithm that harnesses data from a new sensor could make autonomous robots more nimble.
Student-built robots compete on the slopes
Simulated ski run challenges mechanical engineering students to produce a wide array of robots.