Robotics

In 2.007, slow and steady wins the raceFinal tournament of robots in mechanical engineering class features wide variety of designs and strategies.

New research could let vehicles, robots collaborate with humansResearchers are developing systems that can analyze people’s needs to determine the best way to achieve their goals.

Modern-day inventorMIT senior Paul Lazarescu uses his engineering talents to help people with disabilities and improve everyday technology.

Knowing the unknownResearchers work to build robots’ awareness of their own limitations.

Robot meets worldA new way of reasoning about what happens when a robot’s limb strikes an object could lead to more efficient and reliable robotic-control systems.

MIT ‘cheetah’ robot rivals running animals in efficiencyRobot’s custom-designed electric motors are powerful and efficient.

Teaching robots lateral thinkingNew algorithms could help household robots work around their physical shortcomings.

Humans and robots work better together following cross-trainingSwapping of roles improves efficiency as well as robots’ confidence and humans’ trust.

The robotic equivalent of a Swiss army knifeReconfigurable robot a step toward something that can become almost anything.