New imaging technique reconstructs the shapes of hidden objects

By leveraging reflections from wireless signals like Wi-Fi, the system could allow robots to find and manipulate items that are blocked from view.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
July 1, 2025 ~8 min

Using generative AI to help robots jump higher and land safely

MIT CSAIL researchers combined GenAI and a physics simulation engine to refine robot designs. The result: a machine that out-jumped a robot designed by humans.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
June 27, 2025 ~6 min


Researchers present bold ideas for AI at MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium kickoff event

Presentations targeted high-impact intersections of AI and other areas, such as health care, business, and education.

Amanda Diehl | MIT Schwarzman College of Computing • mit
June 20, 2025 ~4 min

Laser beams power soft robotic arm for complex tasks

Researchers have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating around an obstacle or hitting a ball.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
June 16, 2025 ~7 min

AI-enabled control system helps autonomous drones stay on target in uncertain environments

The system automatically learns to adapt to unknown disturbances such as gusting winds.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
June 9, 2025 ~8 min

Can a robot help you age better?

Can a robot help you remember your pills, lift shopping, and even offer companionship? Yes – if it’s co-designed by its users.

Daniele Magistro, Associate Professor in Physical Activity and Health, Department of Sport Science, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
June 6, 2025 ~6 min

New system enables robots to solve manipulation problems in seconds

Researchers developed an algorithm that lets a robot “think ahead” and consider thousands of potential motion plans simultaneously.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
June 5, 2025 ~8 min

Robots run out of energy long before they run out of work to do − feeding them could change that

Even the best batteries fall far short of animal metabolism for energy storage. Fueling robots with ‘food’ could narrow the gap.

James Pikul, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
June 2, 2025 ~9 min


Can you upload a human mind into a computer? A neuroscientist ponders what’s possible

Science has done many things that seem miraculous. Why not transfer your consciousness to a machine?

Dobromir Rahnev, Associate Professor of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology • conversation
May 23, 2025 ~7 min

Universities face getting stuck with thousands of obsolete robots – here’s how to avoid a research calamity

The future of university robotics research is on the line with the potential collapse of the maker of the popular Pepper and Nao machines.

Emilia Sobolewska, Lecturer and Researcher in Applied Informatics, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
May 21, 2025 ~9 min

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