“MultiFab” 3-D prints a record 10 materials at once, no assembly required
Printer from Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab uses machine vision and 3-D scanning to self-correct and directly embed components.
Social enterprises empower communities
MIT students launch social enterprises that work with communities to foster financial and environmental sustainability.
Centimeter-long origami robot
Controlled by magnetic fields, tiny robot climbs inclines, swims, and carries loads twice its weight.
Surfaces get smooth or bumpy on demand
MIT research produces soft material with controllable surface textures that can be varied by squeezing.
Tough biogel structures produced by 3-D printing
Stretchable, biocompatible hydrogels with complex patterning could be used in tissue engineering.
Cerebral curiosity
Graduate student Steven Keating takes a problem-solving approach to his brain cancer.
Lincoln Laboratory hosts first "Make Your Own Wearables" workshop for high-school girls
Hands-on projects in wearable technology introduce girls to mechanical design and electrical engineering.
First-ever MIT Maker Faire attracts nearly 3,000 attendees to campus
More than 100 exhibits celebrate STEAM and the fun of making.
CSAIL team puts design in your hands
Fab By Example lets you quickly create thousands of custom designs for furniture, go-carts, and more.
Origami robot folds itself up, crawls away
Prototype made almost entirely of printable parts demonstrates crucial capabilities of reconfigurable robots.
Making change
PhD student Dina El-Zanfaly studies learning through making — with one eye on her native Egypt.
MIT’s Mobile Fab Lab participates in White House Maker Faire
Obama tours MIT-developed trailer containing digital fabrication, design, and manufacturing tools.
Affordable precision printing for pros
MIT spinout Formlabs brings high-resolution, low-cost 3-D printing to makers, engineers and designers.
Bake your own robot
New algorithms and electronic components could enable printable robots that self-assemble when heated.
New video for old problems
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering sponsors a video-making competition for its students.