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Our education here doesn’t make a distinction between people who are good at theory and people who are good with their hands, because at MIT, you need to be good at both.

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Engineering Medical Devices

Mechanical engineering students from MIT work with clinicians from Boston-area hospitals to design cheaper, safer, and more efficient medical devices.

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Training manufacturing technologists to be future shop floor leaders

New curriculum from MIT and collaborating institutions aims to give technicians a ladder to become shop-floor leaders — “technologists” who bridge the gap between technicians and engineers.

Students strive for “Balance!” in a lively product showcase

With “Balance!” as this year’s theme, products presented at the 2.009 prototype launch included innovative solutions for underwater communications, a crash-detecting bicycle helmet, a knee rehabilitation device, and more