MIT DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

A Friendly Robot Companion

Sharifa Alghowinem, a postdoc with MechE's Ibn Khaldun Fellowship for Saudi Arabian Women, joined the Media Lab’s Personal Robots team to explore personal robot technology that explains emotions in English and Arabic.

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Michelangelo didn’t attend a semester of lectures; he learned in the studio with a master looking over his shoulder.

- Professor Sanjay Sarma, Director of the Office of Digital Learning

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Making life friendlier with personal robots

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Ian Hunter

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Leslie's legacy

Using combustion to make better batteries

MIT researchers win grants to develop and test 14 innovative ideas to improve education

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Strengthening America’s manufacturing base

Celebrating the Class of 2022

Celebrating the Class of 2022 during Commencement Week.

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Tackling social issues through engineering and theater

Domitilla Del Vecchio

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Lynette A Jones

Senior Research Scientist

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A Friendly Robot Companion

Beyond the Classroom

Explore our Global Impact

Making life friendlier with personal robots

Using AI to Play Jenga

See the impact of our research

Ian Hunter

Leslie's legacy

Using combustion to make better batteries

MIT researchers win grants to develop and test 14 innovative ideas to improve education

Strengthening America’s manufacturing base

Celebrating the Class of 2022

Explore Research Areamechanics

Tackling social issues through engineering and theater

Domitilla Del Vecchio

Lynette A Jones

Startups take root in senior capstone class

A team led by Prof. Yang Shao-Horn shows a new universal descriptor for removal of nitrogen monoxide.

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