Connecting, protecting, and informing the next generation of first responders
MIT Lincoln Laboratory is developing high-tech tools to improve situational awareness during emergency response operations.
MITx MOOC helps a farmer develop an autonomous tractor app
After taking an online programming course through MITx, Canadian farmer Matt Reimer develops a driverless tractor app to accelerate harvesting.
NASA gives MIT a humanoid robot to develop software for future space missions
Team led by Professor Russ Tedrake of CSAIL to develop algorithms for 6-foot-tall “Valkyrie” robot to travel to Mars and beyond.
CSAIL joins with Toyota on $25 million research center for autonomous cars
Seeking to reduce traffic casualties, center will focus on robotics and artificial intelligence systems.
Self-driving golf carts
Autonomous vehicles share sidewalk space with pedestrians in six-day trial in Singaporean public garden.
Helping robots handle uncertainty
Algorithm for planning multirobot collaborations makes complex models practical.
CSAIL, MechE marine experts win international self-driving boat competition
MIT marine experts win international RobotX self-driving boat competitionMIT students join Olin College to finish first in RobotX Challenge.
Delivery by drone
New algorithm lets drones monitor their own health during long package-delivery missions.
Drone lighting
Autonomous vehicles could automatically assume the right positions for photographic lighting.
Collaborative learning — for robots
Algorithm lets independent agents collectively produce a machine-learning model without aggregating data.
Think fast, robot
Algorithm that harnesses data from a new sensor could make autonomous robots more nimble.
Mission TULiP: A robotic pursuit on the Charles River
The quest to build fast, cooperating robots that can explore the ocean's dynamic features is happening on the Charles River.