How to Teach Robots Safe Limits for Open-Ended Tasks
When someone advises you to “know your limits,” they’re often referring to moderation in activities like exercise. However, for robots,…
Category: Robotics
Teaching Robots Safe Limits for Open-Ended Tasks
When someone suggests you should “know your limits,” they often mean exercising within safe boundaries. However, for robots, this advice…
Daniela Rus Receives John Scott Award for Innovation
Daniela Rus, the esteemed director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and a professor of electrical engineering and…
MIT Yang Center Honors Sierra Leone’s First Prosthetic Clinicians
The K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics at MIT has partnered with Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health (MOH) to establish…
Can Robots Learn From Machine Dreams in AI Research
For roboticists, mastering the art of generalization is a pivotal challenge—the quest to design machines capable of adapting seamlessly to…
Accelerated Training Methods for General-Purpose Robots
Imagine a world similar to “The Jetsons,” where a robotic assistant can effortlessly pivot from vacuuming the living room to…
Next Token Prediction and Video Diffusion in Robotics
In today’s rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI), sequence models have gained immense traction due to their ability to…
AI Enhances Simulations with Advanced Sampling Techniques
Have you ever considered how important it is for a team to cover all areas of a playing field? Imagine…
Robots Learn to Identify Important Objects Efficiently
Picture this: you’re tasked with tidying a cluttered kitchen, starting with a counter overflowing with various sauce packets. If your…
New Devices Transform Electric Power Control and Science
When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, Mo Mirvakili, PhD ’17, was deep into his research as a postdoctoral fellow at MIT.…
Designing with 2.737 Mechatronics at MIT for Future Innovators
Mechatronics is an exciting interdisciplinary field that integrates mechanical engineering, electronics, controls, and computer science. Professionals in this area, known…
Engineering Innovations in Heart Health and Technology
Long before earning her bachelor’s degree, Ellen Roche, a distinguished MIT professor and biomedical engineer, was already making her mark…
AI Assistant Enhances Teamwork and Collaboration Effectiveness
During a research expedition in Hawaii back in 2018, Yuening Zhang SM ’19, PhD ’24 quickly recognized the challenges of…
MIT engineers create small batteries for cell-sized robots
MIT engineers have developed a groundbreaking tiny battery that could pave the way for cell-sized, autonomous robots capable of delivering…
New Robot Model Delivers Accurate Pick and Place Solutions
Pick-and-place machines play a crucial role in various industries, enabling the automated placement of objects into methodically organized locations. These…