New control system teaches soft robots the art of staying safe
Dec 2, 2025 · Soft robots, with their deformable bodies, promise a future where machines move more seamlessly alongside people, assist in caregiving, or handle delicate items in industrial settings. Yet …
Robots that spare warehouse workers the heavy lifting
Dec 5, 2025 · The robots are mounted on a custom mobile base with an onboard computing systems so they can navigate to docks and adjust their positions inside trailers autonomously while lifting. The …
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6 days ago · Teaching robots to map large environments A new approach developed at MIT could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate an unpredictable environment by rapidly generating an accurate …
Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans ...
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 used in smart …
MIT researchers “speak objects into existence” using AI and robotics
Dec 5, 2025 · MIT researchers at the School of Architecture and Planning developed a speech-to-reality system that combines generative AI, natural language processing, and robotic assembly to fabricate …
Artificial muscle flexes in multiple directions, offering a path to ...
Mar 17, 2025 · MIT engineers developed a method to grow artificial muscle tissue that twitches and flexes in multiple, coordinated directions. These tissues could be useful for building “biohybrid” robots …
New system enables robots to solve manipulation problems in seconds
Jun 5, 2025 · A new system enables a robot to “think ahead” and consider thousands of potential motion plans simultaneously, allowing the robot to solve a multistep problem in a few seconds.
Can robots learn from machine dreams? - MIT News
Nov 19, 2024 · LucidSim is an AI-powered simulator that trained a robot dog to perform parkour using generated images without any real-world data. This approach, from MIT CSAIL researchers, scales …
A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble ...
Apr 2, 2025 · SPROUT is a flexible robot built by MIT Lincoln Laboratory and Notre Dame researchers to assist in disaster response. Emergency responders can use the robot to navigate and map areas …
Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches ... - MIT News
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, developed by …