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Mitigating the Impact of a Blowout Preventer Failure

PhD candidate Folkers E. Rojas researches how to mitigate the impact of a Blowout Preventer failure by using a continuous feed of an occluding medium into an uncontrolled well.

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Creating and verifying stable AI-controlled systems in a rigorous and flexible way

CSAIL researchers & Prof. Tedrake helped design a new technique that can guarantee the stability of robots controlled by neural networks which could eventually lead to safer autonomous vehicles and industrial robots.

Pushing material boundaries for better electronics

Associate Professor Jeehwan Kim is exploring systems that could take over where silicon leaves off.

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Research areas in MechE are guidelines, not boundaries. Our faculty partner across disciplines to address the grand challenges of today and tomorrow, collaborating with researchers in MechE, MIT, industry, and beyond.

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