MIT engineers design flexible “skeletons” for soft, muscle-powered robots

New modular, spring-like devices maximize the work of live muscle fibers so they can be harnessed to power biohybrid bots.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
April 8, 2024 • ~8 min

Engineers fabricate a chip-free, wireless electronic “skin”

The device senses and wirelessly transmits signals related to pulse, sweat, and ultraviolet exposure, without bulky chips or batteries.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Aug. 18, 2022 • ~7 min

Historian Robin Scheffler awarded 2018 Levitan Prize | MIT News

Prestigious award in the humanities includes a $30,000 grant that will support his research into the factors that influenced the development of Boston’s booming biotech industry.

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
Feb. 1, 2018 • ~5 min

Ken Oye and the art of sociotechnical problem-solving | MIT News
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences • mit
May 13, 2016 • ~9 min

KSA meeting focuses on past, future innovation collaborations | MIT News

Speakers discuss how industry and academic partnerships are transforming MIT’s neighborhood.

Rob Matheson | MIT News Office • mit
March 23, 2016 • ~7 min

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