Jul 7, 2023 · MIT scientists developed tiny, soft-bodied robots that can be controlled with a weak magnet. The robots, formed from rubbery magnetic spirals, can be programmed to walk, crawl, swim — all in response to a simple, easy-to-apply magnetic field.

An MIT robot continues to prove its worth in the physical therapy of stroke victims. In the May 23 issue of Neurology, researchers report the results of a second clinical trial in which the robot significantly improved patients' recovery of arm movement.

Mar 4, 2019 · Caption: Lead developer Benjamin Katz, left, and co-author Jared Di Carlo, were inspired by a class they took last year, taught by EECS Professor Russ Tedrake, and set about programming the mini cheetah to perform a backflip.

May 20, 2024 · MIT CSAIL researchers created GelPalm, with sophisticated tactile sensors in the palm and agile fingers, setting the stage for improvements in human-robot interaction and prosthetic technology.

Nov 12, 2021 · A new robot system can reorient over 2,000 different objects, with a robotic hand facing both upwards and downwards. The work was developed at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).

Feb 18, 2019 · MIT Media Lab researchers have developed TurboTrack, a system that uses RFID tags for robots to track moving objects with unprecedented speed and accuracy. The technology may enable greater collaboration and precision in robotic packaging and assembly, and search and rescue missions by drones.

Nov 22, 2022 · MIT researchers made significant steps toward creating robots that could practically and economically assemble nearly anything, including things much larger than themselves, from vehicles to buildings to larger robots. Their new study shows both assembler bots and components of the structure being built can all be made of the same subunits, and robots can move independently in large numbers to ...

Oct 20, 2021 · Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed a novel control system that enables the MIT mini cheetah robot to traverse discontinuous terrain effectively, in real-time without requiring the terrain to be pre-mapped.

Jun 3, 2024 · MIT researchers developed a technique to combine robotics training data across domains, modalities, and tasks using generative AI models. They create a combined strategy from several different datasets that enables a robot to learn to …

Jan 28, 2025 · Robots have come a long way since the Roomba. Today, drones are starting to deliver door to door, self-driving cars are navigating some roads, robo-dogs are aiding first responders, and still more bots are doing backflips and helping out on the factory floor.