Teaching artificial intelligence to connect senses like vision and touch

MIT CSAIL system can learn to see by touching and feel by seeing, suggesting future where robots can more easily grasp and recognize objects.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
June 17, 2019 ~6 min

Algorithm tells robots where nearby humans are headed

A new tool for predicting a person’s movement trajectory may help humans and robots work together in close proximity.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
June 10, 2019 ~8 min


Autonomous boats can target and latch onto each other

Fleet of “roboats” could collect garbage or self-assemble into floating structures in Amsterdam’s many canals.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
June 5, 2019 ~9 min

Cracking open the black box of automated machine learning

Interactive tool lets users see and control how automated model searches work.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 31, 2019 ~7 min

Sensor-packed glove learns signatures of the human grasp

Signals help neural network identify objects by touch; system could aid robotics and prosthetics design.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 29, 2019 ~7 min

Bringing human-like reasoning to driverless car navigation

Autonomous control system “learns” to use simple maps and image data to navigate new, complex routes.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 22, 2019 ~7 min

MIT and U.S. Air Force sign agreement to launch AI Accelerator

New program will focus on rapid deployment of artificial intelligence innovations in operations, disaster response, and medical readiness.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 20, 2019 ~5 min

How to tell whether machine-learning systems are robust enough for the real world

New method quickly detects instances when neural networks make mistakes they shouldn’t.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 10, 2019 ~8 min


Wireless movement-tracking system could collect health and behavioral data

In some cases, radio frequency signals may be more useful for caregivers than cameras or other data-collection methods.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 8, 2019 ~8 min

Merging cell datasets, panorama style

Algorithm stitches multiple datasets into a single “panorama,” which could provide new insights for medical and biological studies.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
May 6, 2019 ~8 min

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