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New AI agent learns to use CAD to create 3D objects from sketches

MIT Energy Initiative conference spotlights research priorities amidst a changing energy landscape

Photo Gallery: The Eric P. & Evelyn E. Newman Lab Open House

The Eric P and Evelyn E Newman Laboratory provides a new home for robotics and biomechanics research in MechE.

Palladium filters could enable cheaper, more efficient generation of hydrogen fuel

Josh Randolph: Taking care of others as an EMT and ROTC leader

Prof. Anand presents major advances in coupled theories for large-deformation solid mechanics in his new book.

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July 23, 2026 Working to automate nuclear plant operations

Working to automate nuclear plant operations

July 22, 2026 MIT projects selected for funding under US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission

MIT projects selected for funding under US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission

July 20, 2026 MIT honors employees with 2026 Excellence Awards, Collier Medal, and Staff Award for Distinction in Service

MIT honors employees with 2026 Excellence Awards

July 15, 2026 A better way to turn 2D designs into 3D models for rapid prototyping

A better way to turn 2D designs into 3D models for rapid prototyping

July 13, 2026 MIT engineers find a precise way to grow artificial blood vessels

Gently stretching and pulling a “blood vessel on a chip” encourages controlled sprouting of new vessels, for possible use in artificial tissues or organs.

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Bio-Inspired Robotics

MIT Mechanical Engineering students in Professor Sangbae Kim’s class explore why certain physical traits have evolved in animals in the natural world, then extract those useful principles, which are applicable to robotic systems, to solve such challenges as manipulation and locomotion in novel and interesting ways.

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Sangbae Kim: Inspired by Nature

Associate Professor Sangbae Kim describes his cutting-edge research in the area of biomimetics, the study of biological systems as models for the design and engineering of robots.

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Hacking for Lilly

MechE students use their knowledge of mechanical engineering to design an improved walker for 9-year-old Lilly and gain new perspective about how assistive technologies can improve the lives of others in the process.

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