
Robotics | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5 days ago · A new approach developed at MIT could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate an unpredictable environment by rapidly generating an accurate map of its surroundings.
Robotics news, features and articles - Live Science
Oct 29, 2025 · Discover how robots can help push the realms of science and engineering with the latest robotics news, features and articles.
MIT engineers design flexible “skeletons” for soft, muscle-powered ...
Apr 8, 2024 · MIT engineers have developed a new spring (shown in Petri dish) that maximizes the work of natural muscles. When living muscle tissue is attached to posts at the corners of …
The new wave of robotic automation - MIT News
Jun 16, 2021 · Realtime Robotics currently has global automation OEM leaders promoting their products and top 10 automakers doing the first product rollouts while incorporating the game …
Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines …
Jul 24, 2025 · A vision-based control system called Neural Jacobian Fields enables soft and rigid robots to learn self-supervised motion control using only a monocular camera. The system, …
A technique for more effective multipurpose robots - MIT News
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 …
MIT's new AI can teach itself to control robots by watching the …
Jul 18, 2025 · The new training method doesn't use sensors or onboard control tweaks, but a single camera that watches the robot's movements and uses visual data.
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 …
China launches world's first robot that can run by itself 24/7 — …
Jul 21, 2025 · China launches world's first robot that can run by itself 24/7 — watch it change its own batteries in unsettling new footage
Robotic probe quickly measures key properties of new materials
Jul 4, 2025 · An MIT robotic probe quickly measures photoconductance in new semiconductor materials. By dramatically increasing the speed at which scientists can characterize these …