Rewarding excellence in open data

MIT researchers who share their data recognized at second annual awards celebration.

Brigham Fay | MIT Libraries • mit
Nov. 16, 2023 ~7 min

MIT engineers are on a failure-finding mission

The team’s new algorithm finds failures and fixes in all sorts of autonomous systems, from drone teams to power grids.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Nov. 9, 2023 ~8 min


MIT researchers win grants to develop and test 14 innovative ideas to improve education

The Jameel World Education Lab awards more than $900K in Education Innovation Grants to researchers across MIT.

Shauna Billings Delano | Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab (J-WEL) • mit
Sept. 6, 2023 ~14 min

AI helps robots manipulate objects with their whole bodies

With a new technique, a robot can reason efficiently about moving objects using more than just its fingertips.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 24, 2023 ~7 min

Planning algorithm enables high-performance flight

With this new approach, a tailsitter aircraft, ideal for search-and-rescue missions, can plan and execute complex, high-speed acrobatic maneuvers.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 23, 2023 ~7 min

Artificial intelligence for augmentation and productivity

The MIT Schwarzman College of Computing awards seed grants to seven interdisciplinary projects exploring AI-augmented management.

MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
Aug. 18, 2023 ~6 min

A faster way to teach a robot

A new technique helps a nontechnical user understand why a robot failed, and then fine-tune it with minimal effort to perform a task effectively.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
July 18, 2023 ~7 min

A step toward safe and reliable autopilots for flying

A new AI-based approach for controlling autonomous robots satisfies the often-conflicting goals of safety and stability.

Adam Zewe | MIT News Office • mit
June 12, 2023 ~7 min


Megawatt electrical motor designed by MIT engineers could help electrify aviation

Technology demonstrations show the machine’s major components achieve the required performance.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 8, 2023 ~9 min

Mix-and-match kit could enable astronauts to build a menagerie of lunar exploration bots

Robotic parts could be assembled into nimble spider bots for exploring lava tubes or heavy-duty elephant bots for transporting solar panels.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
March 14, 2023 ~8 min

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