Rather than start from scratch after a failed attempt, the pick-and-place robot adapts in the moment to get a better hold
The device would be a key component of a portable mass spectrometer that could help monitor pollutants or perform medical diagnoses in remote parts of the...
Researchers demonstrate a low-power “wake-up” receiver one-tenth the size of other devices
MIT engineers identified an unusually absorbent material that could be used for passive cooling or water harvesting in warm climates
With the right building blocks, machine-learning models can more accurately perform tasks like fraud detection or spam filtering
Researchers create a trajectory-planning system that enables drones working together in the same airspace to always choose a safe path forward
A new system enables makers to incorporate sensors into gears and other rotational mechanisms with just one pass in a 3D printer
Most cities don’t map their own pedestrian networks. Now, researchers have built the first open-source tool to let planners do just that
Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply
Robotic parts could be assembled into nimble spider bots for exploring lava tubes or heavy-duty elephant bots for transporting solar panels