Education at MechE | MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

MIT MechE has historically attracted very entrepreneurial, hands-on students. It was through my interaction with these friends that I came to appreciate the importance of applying theoretical principles to building useful products.

- Alum Davide Marini (PhD ’03), CEO/Co-Founder, Firefly Bioworks

MechE Education News + Media

Water is Life

As overpopulation and lack of rainfall fuel a crisis-level need in rural India for affordable drinking water, PhD candidate Natasha Wright and Assistant Professor Amos Winter work to design a low-cost desalination system, guided by insight from their extensive in-the-field research.

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“Blind” Cheetah 3 robot can climb stairs littered with obstacles

The newest version of the Cheetah 3 robot, designed by Associate Professor Sangbae Kim and the Biomimetic Robotics Lab, can now leap, gallop, and climb without relying on cameras or any external environmental sensors.

Alumni-founded robotic kitchen cooks up tasty meals

MechE alumni Kale Rogers ’16, Braden Knight ’16, Luke Schlueter ’16, and Michael Farid ’14, SM ’16 have co-founded Spyce, a Boston restaurant featuring the world's first robotic kitchen.