MIT in the media: 2023 in review | MIT News
[ad_1] It was an eventful trip around the sun for MIT this year, from President Sally Kornbluth’s inauguration and Mark Rober’s Commencement address to Professor Moungi Bawendi winning the Nobel…
Using language to give robots a better grasp of an open-ended world
[ad_1] Feature Fields for Robotic Manipulation (F3RM) enables robots to interpret open-ended text prompts using natural language, helping the machines manipulate unfamiliar objects. The system’s 3D feature fields could be…
New technique helps robots pack objects into a tight space
[ad_1] MIT researchers are using generative AI models to help robots more efficiently solve complex object manipulation problems, such as packing a box with different objects. Image: courtesy of the…
Finger-shaped sensor enables more dexterous robots
[ad_1] MIT researchers have developed a camera-based touch sensor that is long, curved, and shaped like a human finger. Their device, which provides high-resolution tactile sensing over a large area,…
MIT scholars awarded seed grants to probe the social implications of generative AI | MIT News
[ad_1] In July, MIT President Sally Kornbluth and Provost Cynthia Barnhart issued a call for papers to “articulate effective roadmaps, policy recommendations, and calls for action across the broad domain…
Making life friendlier with personal robots
[ad_1] Sharifa Alghowinem, a research scientist in the Media Lab’s Personal Robots Group, poses with Jibo, a friendly robot companion developed by Professor Cynthia Breazeal. Credits: Gretchen Ertl By Dorothy…
MIT engineers use kirigami to make ultrastrong, lightweight structures
[ad_1] MIT researchers used kirigami, the art of Japanese paper cutting and folding, to develop ultrastrong, lightweight materials that have tunable mechanical properties, like stiffness and flexibility. These materials could…
AI helps robots manipulate objects with their whole bodies
[ad_1] MIT researchers developed an AI technique that enables a robot to develop complex plans for manipulating an object using its entire hand, not just the fingertips. This model can…
A faster way to teach a robot
[ad_1] Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a technique that enables a human to efficiently fine-tune a robot that failed to complete a desired task— like picking up a…
Magnetic robots walk, crawl, and swim
[ad_1] MIT professor of materials science and engineering and brain and cognitive sciences Polina Anikeeva in her lab. Photo: Steph Stevens By Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research…