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Ping-Pong-Playing Robot
In addition to training future players, the technology could expand the capabilities of other humanoid robots, such as for search and rescue.
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Making it Stick
MechE spinoff company provides farmers with a new system, which could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.
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Explore MechE Classes
Discover both undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering classes at MIT on our updated Class Offerings page.
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The Class of 2025
Meet MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering students graduating with their master’s or doctoral degrees in 2025.
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Initiative for New Manufacturing
MIT announces its Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM), which aims to ignite job creation and reinvigorate U.S. industrial production with leading-edge technologies. President Sally Kornbluth says: “Helping America build a future of new manufacturing is a perfect job for MIT.” MechE Department Head John Hart is one of the INM's three faculty co-directors.
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The Mechanics of Biology
In class 2.797/2.798 (Molecular Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics), students investigate emerging research in biomechanics and mechanobiology, building with biology.
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Experience the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering
