Research Stories
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SPROUT, developed by Lincoln Laboratory and University of Notre Dame researchers, is a vine robot capable of navigating under collapsed structures.
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U.S. Air Force engineer and PhD student Randall Pietersen is using AI and next-generation imaging technology to detect pavement damage and unexploded munitions.
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MIT researchers developed a fiber computer and networked several of them into a garment that learns to identify physical activities.
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ReviveMed uses AI to gather large-scale data on metabolites — molecules like lipids, cholesterol, and sugar — to match patients with therapeutics.
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A new low-power system using radio frequency waves takes a major step toward autonomous, indoor drone navigation.
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Butlr, founded by former Media Lab researchers, uses insights from thermal sensors to make buildings safe and efficient.
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By making use of MIT’s existing fiber optic infrastructure, PhD student Hilary Chang imaged the ground underneath campus, a method that can be used to characterize seismic hazards.
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New research could improve the safety of drone shows, warehouse robots, and self-driving cars.
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Associate Professor Luca Carlone is working to give robots a more human-like awareness of their environment.
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Corvus Robotics, founded by Mohammed Kabir ’21, is using drones that can navigate in GPS-denied environments to expedite inventory management.