Design’s new frontier
Mechanical engineers are using cutting-edge computing techniques to re-imagine how the products, systems, and infrastructures we use are designed.
Mechanical engineers are using cutting-edge computing techniques to re-imagine how the products, systems, and infrastructures we use are designed.
Model-free framework reorients over 2,000 diverse objects with a hand facing both upward and downward, in a step toward more human-like manipulation.
A new machine-learning system helps robots understand and perform certain social interactions.
Artificial intelligence is top-of-mind as Governor Baker, President Reif encourage students to “see yourself in STEM.”
A new control system, demonstrated using MIT’s robotic mini cheetah, enables four-legged robots to jump across uneven terrain in real-time.
Social robotics and artificial intelligence pioneer will oversee business units and help to guide innovative learning initiatives.
“Robotic” textiles could help performers and athletes train their breathing, and potentially help patients recovering from postsurgery breathing changes.
The transaction-based communications system ensures robot teams achieve their goal even if some robots are hacked.
Economists find companies’ adoption of robots is partly due to shortages in middle-aged labor.
PhD student Martin Nisser wants to democratize hardware by making it easier to build and customize.
Prosthetic enables a wide range of daily activities, such as zipping a suitcase, shaking hands, and petting a cat.
New algorithm could enable fast, nimble drones for time-critical operations such as search and rescue.
Faculty and staff of 2.007 reworked the mechanical engineering class and its famous final robot competition so students could participate remotely.
A novel method to represent robotic manipulators helps optimize complex and organic shapes for future machines.