Associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics will head MIT’s longest continuously-running lab.

Alumni of the MIT New Engineering Education Transformation Program (NEET) worked together remotely from across the globe to design thinking machines.

Model could help predictive virtual models become standard practice in engineering.

The technology could boost aerial robots’ repertoire, allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions.

Drones can fly at high speeds to a destination while keeping safe “backup” plans if things go awry.

System uses RFID tags to home in on targets; could benefit robotic manufacturing, collaborative drones, and other applications.

The silent, lightweight aircraft doesn’t depend on fossil fuels or batteries.

System allows drones to cooperatively explore terrain under thick forest canopies where GPS signals are unreliable.