MIT symposium explores how generative AI might evolve and be governed
TL;DR Hundreds of researchers, industry leaders, and students gathered at MIT on Sept. 17 for the inaugural Generative AI Impact…
MIT’s generative AI diversifies virtual training grounds for robots
TL;DR Researchers at MIT CSAIL and the Toyota Research Institute built a generative system that assembles realistic 3D indoor scenes…
MIT method stitches small submaps to build fast, accurate 3D maps
TL;DR MIT researchers combined modern learning-based vision models with classical geometry to let robots build large-scale 3D maps by creating…
MIT students study AI, autonomy and robotics for offshore aquaculture in Norway
TL;DR Two MIT undergraduates interned at SINTEF Ocean in Trondheim through an MIT Sea Grant–MISTI program to work on AI…
MIT engineers design microrobot that flies as fast as a bumblebee
TL;DR MIT researchers built an insect-scale flying robot that matches key flight metrics of real insects by pairing a high-performance…
Warehouse Robots Take on Truck Unloading With AI and Heavy-Lift Arms
TL;DR The Pickle Robot Company, founded by MIT alumni, builds one-armed autonomous systems that unload trailers, handling packages up to…
MIT researchers develop speech-to-reality system that fabricates objects
TL;DR MIT engineers created a workflow that converts spoken prompts into physical objects by combining speech recognition, 3D generative models,…
Japanese Team Builds a Chip That Claims to Outsmart You in Rock-Paper-Scissors
TL;DR Researchers at Hokkaido University and TDK Corp. in Japan have created a chip reported to beat human opponents at…
CHIPS Act Program Loses Funding: Digital-Twin Center Contract Ends
TL;DR The head of the SMART USA Institute told its 121 members that the U.S. Department of Commerce will terminate…