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Designing Toys

In class 2.00b, Toy Product Design, offered by MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, first-year students get hands-on engineering and product design experience while developing a prototype for a new toy.

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Dick Yue

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Nicholas Mabey

Enacting Change Through Policy

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Elliot Avila

Emerging Market Product Designer

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Evan Brown

Manager of Design Engineering, Milkwaukee Tool

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Designing Toys

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MIT announces 2025 Bose Grants

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