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

A visual pathway in the brain may do more than recognize objects

New research using computational vision models suggests the brain’s “ventral stream” might be more versatile than previously thought.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
April 15, 2025 ~9 min


Teaching a robot its limits, to complete open-ended tasks safely

The “PRoC3S” method helps an LLM create a viable action plan by testing each step in a simulation. This strategy could eventually aid in-home robots to complete more ambiguous chore requests.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 12, 2024 ~6 min

Making it easier to verify an AI model’s responses

By allowing users to clearly see data referenced by a large language model, this tool speeds manual validation to help users spot AI errors.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Oct. 21, 2024 ~7 min

Helping robots practice skills independently to adapt to unfamiliar environments

New algorithm helps robots practice skills like sweeping and placing objects, potentially helping them improve at important tasks in houses, hospitals, and factories.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
Aug. 8, 2024 ~7 min

Reasoning skills of large language models are often overestimated

New CSAIL research highlights how LLMs excel in familiar scenarios but struggle in novel ones, questioning their true reasoning abilities versus reliance on memorization.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
July 11, 2024 ~6 min

Natural language boosts LLM performance in coding, planning, and robotics

Three neurosymbolic methods help language models find better abstractions within natural language, then use those representations to execute complex tasks.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 1, 2024 ~13 min

New technique helps robots pack objects into a tight space

Researchers coaxed a family of generative AI models to work together to solve multistep robot manipulation problems.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Oct. 17, 2023 ~10 min


When computer vision works more like a brain, it sees more like people do

Training artificial neural networks with data from real brains can make computer vision more robust.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
June 30, 2023 ~10 min

Automating the math for decision-making under uncertainty

A new tool brings the benefits of AI programming to a much broader class of problems.

Rachel Paiste | Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences | MIT CSAIL • mit
Feb. 6, 2023 ~5 min

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