
Robots: Facts about these programmable and autonomous …
Apr 30, 2025 · Robots include a wide variety of machines, such as the giant arms used to make cars, automatic vacuum cleaners, humanoid machines that look like people and do backflips, …
Robotics news, features and articles - Live Science
5 days ago · Discover how robots can help push the realms of science and engineering with the latest robotics news, features and articles.
Robotics | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Oct 8, 2025 · Robotic probe quickly measures key properties of new materials Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful …
Scientists create ultrapowerful, squishy robotic 'eye' that focuses ...
4 days ago · A squishy robotic "eye" can focus automatically in response to light, without any external power. The ultrapowerful robotic lens is sensitive enough to distinguish hairs on an …
A new model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions
Aug 9, 2024 · Pick-and-place machines are a type of automated equipment used to place objects into structured, organized locations. These machines are used for a variety of applications — …
Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches ... - MIT News
Jul 24, 2025 · A 3D-printed robotic arm holds a pencil as it trains using random movements and a single camera — part of a new control system called Neural Jacobian Fields (NJF). Rather …
This fast and agile robotic insect could someday aid in mechanical ...
Jan 15, 2025 · New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions. The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to …
Expanding robot perception - MIT News
Jan 28, 2025 · MIT Associate Professor Luca Carlone works to give robots a more human-like perception of their environment, so they can interact with people safely and seamlessly.
Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping …
Apr 24, 2025 · MIT roboticists developed a way to cut through data noise and help robots focus on the features in a scene that are most relevant for assisting humans. The system could be …
Simulation-based pipeline tailors training data for dexterous …
Jul 11, 2025 · The PhysicsGen system developed by MIT CSAIL researchers tailors robot training data to specific machines, helping them find the most efficient movements for a task. The …