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By combining machine-learning and sensory hardware, Alberto Rodriguez and members of MIT's MCube lab have developed a robot that is learning how to play the game Jenga®.

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Using AI to Play Jenga

Beyond the Classroom

Explore our Global Impact

Revolutionizing everyday products with artificial intelligence

Designing Toys

See the impact of our research

John Heywood

“Body on a chip” allows researchers to measure the effects of drugs before testing them in humans

MIT students develop solutions for refugee healthcare at the Vatican’s first-ever hackathon

Video: Pulling drinking water out of thin air

Chuck Goddard OCE ’85, SM ’85 hopes to build the US Navy's next fleet of ships

Photo Gallery: Visualizing MechE Research: Scientific Photos by Felice Frankel

View Our 2018 Strategic Plan

Over 700 participants celebrate making at the first annual Maker Break event

Klaus-Jürgen Bathe

John Lienhard

New design approach could uncover better materials for next-generation lithium batteries

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