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August 26, 2026 MIT engineers create a system for building shape-changing smart devices

MIT engineers create a system for building shape-changing smart devices

August 24, 2026 The secret love life of the longfin squid

The secret love life of the longfin squid

August 23, 2026 Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data

Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data

August 20, 2026 The importance of indoor airflow patterns in spreading airborne disease

The importance of indoor airflow patterns in spreading airborne disease.

August 19, 2026 MIT engineers design a better controller for operating construction diggers

MIT engineers design a better controller for operating construction diggers

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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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MIT Robot Learns How to Play Jenga

Using machine-learning and sensory hardware, Alberto Rodriguez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and members of MIT's MCube lab, have developed a robot that is learning how to play the game Jenga®. The technology could be used in robots for manufacturing assembly lines.

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A Cleaner Burn

Millions of people die each year as a result of soot or smoke inhalation from these wood-burning cookstoves. A team of students from MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and MIT D-Lab are helping a start-up in Uganda manufacture charcoal briquettes that produce a cleaner burn, minimizing these health risks.

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