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Articles Tagged with ''Massachusetts Institute of Technology''

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Wristband Enables Wearers to Control Robotic Hand

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
April 28, 2026

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology here have developed a wearable device that can control robotic movements.


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AI-Driven Robotic Assembly System Builds Objects Based on Verbal Input

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
December 29, 2025

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an AI-driven robotic assembly system lets users build simple objects by describing them with words.


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New System Enables Robots to Solve Complex Manipulation Problems

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
July 10, 2025

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Nvidia Research have developed an algorithm that enables robots to consider thousands of potential motion plans simultaneously.


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MIT engineers have developed a fuel cell that uses liquid sodium. Photo courtesy Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Fuel Cell Breakthrough Could Spur Electric Aviation Applications

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
May 29, 2025

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a fuel cell that generates three times as much energy per pound as today’s best EV batteries.


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‘Machine Dreams’ Help MIT Engineers Teach Robot Dog New Tricks

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
March 3, 2025

LucidSim combines generative AI with physics simulators to enable a quadruped robot to learn from synthetic data rather than real-world experience.


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A Faster, Better Way to Train Robots

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
December 16, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, MA--Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a unique way to teach general-purpose robots new skills.


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MIT System Optimizes a Robot's Physical Structure and Control Based on Terrain

October 4, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed the RoboGrammar system, which automatically generates an optimal structure and controller for an arthropod-inspired robot to traverse a given terrain.


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MIT Introduces its Professional Certificate Program in Industry 4.0

June 16, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, MA—MIT Professional Education has launched a new Professional Certificate Program in Industry 4.0 to provide technology and engineering professionals in the manufacturing space with the tools, skills and knowledge they need to excel in the digital age.


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Assembler Robots Build Large Structures From Tiny Pieces

October 30, 2019

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an army of tiny robots that can assemble large lattice structures, such as aircraft fuselages or wings.


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New aircraft wing structure is flexible and lightweight

New Aircraft Wing Structure Is Flexible and Lightweight

Austin Weber
Austin Weber
June 5, 2019
Aircraft wings have been assembled the same way for decades. But, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and NASA have developed a flexible aerostructure that is produced from hundreds of tiny, identical pieces using composite lattice-based cellular materials.
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