In 1949, the U.S. Air Force called upon MIT with an urgent need. Soviet aircraft carrying atomic bombs were capable of ...

MIT Lincoln Laboratory and the University of Notre Dame have developed a vine-like robot to aid disaster response. The Soft Pathfinding Robotic Observation Unit (SPROUT) can navigate through debris ...

The SPROUT robotics unit, an innovative creation by scientists from MIT and the University of Notre Dame, is designed to aid ...

MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s have developed SPROUT, a robot that aids in urban search-and-rescue to help rescue teams navigate ...

A joint research team from MIT and Notre Dame created the Soft Pathfinding Robotic Observation Unit, or SPROUT.

A team at MIT’s Lincoln Lab has developed a new propeller shape that significantly reduces the noise associated with drones. [PDF via NewAtlas] Inspired by some of the experiments with “ring ...

MIT's SPROUT robot navigates disaster zones with a flexible design, enhancing rescue operations by providing critical insights in hazardous environments.

The DLR Institute of Air Transport, the DLR Institute of Flight Guidance and the renowned MIT Lincoln Laboratory have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the DLR site in Hamburg-Harburg to ...

The Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) has awarded MIT Lincoln Laboratory a 2025 FLC Excellence in Technology Transfer Award. The award recognizes ...

SPROUT, an innovative vine robot, navigates rubble to assist emergency responders, providing critical mapping and situational awareness in disaster scenarios.

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – June 11, 2020 – SkyWater Technology, the innovator’s trusted foundry partner, announced it has licensed MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s 90 nanometer (nm) fully depleted ...

The robot, dubbed Soft Pathfinding Robotic Observation Unit (SPROUT), is capable of growing and maneuvering around obstacles and through small spaces. Its developers suggest that SPROUT can be ...