Matthew Cavuto: Getting a leg up on engineering | MIT News

MIT senior will use Marshall Scholarship to work on devices that enhance mobility for the disabled.

David L. Chandler | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 9, 2017 ~6 min

Building the mountain bike of wheelchairs | MIT News

An MIT professor helped turn a class project into a mass-produced product that is helping people in developing countries.

Jay London | MIT Alumni Association • mit
Jan. 23, 2017 ~4 min


Fighting ALS with mind, hand, and heart | MIT News

With support from the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program, an MIT spinoff is creating assistive technology for people with ALS.

Meg Murphy | School of Engineering • mit
July 29, 2016 ~10 min

Avoiding stumbles, from spacewalks to sidewalks | MIT News

Vibrating footwear could help astronauts and visually impaired earthlings skirt obstacles.

Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office • mit
July 22, 2016 ~7 min

Using engineering savvy to improve product designs | MIT News

From windmills to software, graduate student Ned Burnell creates better tools.

Catherine Curro Caruso | MIT News correspondent • mit
June 8, 2016 ~8 min

Experiencing underwater worlds, virtually | MIT News

"Amphibian" SCUBA simulator advances the field of virtual reality while exploring the relationship between diving and disability.

Sharon Lacey | Arts at MIT • mit
April 11, 2016 ~7 min

MIT faculty and students to lead technology evaluations in developing countries | MIT News

Lauren McKown | D-Lab • mit
Nov. 9, 2015 ~4 min

Enhancing movement with computational models | MIT News

PhD student David Hill maps human locomotion in detail to improve rehabilitative and assistive robotics.

Julia Sklar | MIT News correspondent • mit
Oct. 7, 2015 ~5 min


Hacking for those with disabilities | MIT News

“Design is a conversation” at this year's ATHack, or Assistive Technologies Hackathon, for people with disabilities.

Patricia A. Sampson | Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science • mit
June 1, 2015 ~7 min

Neural engineering for middle schoolers | MIT News

MIT STEM Mentoring Program introduces students from Boston, Cambridge, and Lawrence to an evolving field.

Sydney Lester | MIT Office of Engineering Outreach Programs • mit
May 19, 2015 ~5 min

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