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A technique for more effective multipurpose robots
Let’s say you want to train a robot so it understands how to use tools and can then quickly learn ... model to learn a strategy, or policy, for completing one task using one specific dataset. Then they ... enabled a robot to perform multiple tool-use tasks and adapt to new tasks it did not see during training. ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/technique-more-effective-multipurpose-robotsQ&A: Options for the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
beyond its scheduled shutdown, and how do you see this report as contributing to the decision-making ... about whether or not to procede with this project. Q: How particular is this analysis to the specifics ... to close in 2025. A team of researchers at MIT’s Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems, Abdul ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/qa-options-diablo-canyon-nuclear-plantMIT engineers make filters from tree branches to purify drinking water
Communications, show that xylem filters have potential for use in community settings to remove bacteria and ... a larger amount less frequently. That was a barrier to using existing filters, because replacement costs ... groundwater. They also developed simple techniques to extend the filters’ shelf-life, enabling the woody disks ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-engineers-make-filters-tree-branches-purify-drinking-water'Imagine it, build it' describes spirit of 2.679 (Electronics for Mechanical Systems II)
students come out knowing not only what a concept is, but why it’s useful and how to actually implement ... like learning/practicing soldering, understand how to use integrated circuits, learning how to design ... Hands-on approach provides the skills engineers use to create and solve problems 2.679 ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/imagine-it-build-it-describes-spirit-2679-electronics-mechanical-systems-iiThere’s a symphony in the antibody protein the body makes to neutralize the coronavirus
used to “see” the virus and its variants, capturing their complex entanglements in a musical score. In ... He hypothesizes that the viruses use vibrations to jimmy their way into cells; the more energetic the ... choreography we should use limitation as possibility, and that is what I tried to do,” she says. Back at MIT, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/there%E2%80%99s-symphony-antibody-protein-body-makes-neutralize-coronavirus3 Questions: A new PhD program from the Center for Computational Science and Engineering
Hadjiconstantinou discuss the standalone program and how they expect it to elevate the visibility and impact of CSE ... Co-directors Youssef Marzouk and Nicolas Hadjiconstantinou describe how the new standalone degree aims to train ... enable students to pursue research in cross-cutting methodological aspects of computational science and ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/3-questions-new-phd-program-center-computational-science-and-engineeringNew capsule can orally deliver drugs that usually have to be injected
researchers used insulin to demonstrate the new system, they believe it could also be used to deliver other ... with diabetes have to inject daily or even more frequently. In hopes of coming up with an alternative ... to those injections, MIT engineers, working with scientists from Novo Nordisk, have designed a new ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-capsule-can-orally-deliver-drugs-usually-have-be-injectedMIT receives $15M USAID award to promote research and innovation at universities in Latin America
solve problems using a ‘mens-et-manus’ approach, giving students and researchers the opportunity to ... (USAID), announced today at a ceremony in Guatemala City. USAID granted the award to fund the Achieving ... Exporters Association (AGEXPORT) over the next five years to advance a Center for Innovation and Technology ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-receives-15m-usaid-award-promote-research-and-innovation-universities-latin-americaStephanie Chou
O'Brien “I thought it would be meaningful to build a piece that represents how it's OK to show ... depression before. After losing Katherine, I struggled with how to cope with my feelings, while also ... a cybersecurity company. She hopes to use the experience and skills she gained at MIT to help build communities ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/stephanie-chouYoussef Marzouk and Nicolas Hadjiconstantinou to direct the Center for Computational Engineering
systems, and on using these approaches to address modeling challenges in energy conversion and ... group uses theoretical molecular mechanics approaches, as well as molecular simulation techniques, to ... “This is an exciting time for computation at MIT, and I’m delighted they have agreed to serve in this ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/youssef-marzouk-and-nicolas-hadjiconstantinou-direct-center-computational-engineeringSoft robots that grip with the right amount of force
Tool use has long been a hallmark of human intelligence, as well as a practical problem to solve ... grippers and embedded cameras to map how the grippers deform over a six-dimensional space (think of an ... airbag inflating and deflating) and apply force to a tool. Using six degrees of freedom, the object can ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/soft-robots-grip-right-amount-forceJacob Rothman
It’s easy today for athletes to calculate how many vertical feet they’ve climbed, how many steps ... his own strength training. “It’s not just a question of how much weight you are able to lift,” he ... or remove weight, how fast you are lifting the bar,” he says. Designed for use by sports teams, Perch ...
https://meche.mit.edu/people/jacob-rothmanStartup Powers Up for Better Strength Training
for athletes to calculate how many vertical feet they’ve climbed, how many steps they’ve logged, and ... “It’s not just a question of how much weight you are able to lift,” he explains. “It’s analyzing your ... will help the business grow and succeed. “I used to hit the ball off a tee for hours trying to perfect ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/startup-powers-better-strength-trainingWith “Hello!” as its theme, 2.009 returns to the stage
wheelchair over a manufactured curb. He then used a remote control to extend the rods toward the ground, ... used multiple tools to help him slice an onion and open a jar of pickles. The team estimates Dextra can ... Yellow.” One student used a store-mixed can of paint, while another programmed Palette to reproduce the ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Chello%E2%80%9D-its-theme-2009-returns-stageCreating “big, beautiful things”
‘How do you actionably use people’s existing power to create real change?’” Parrish says. The DoneGood ... know how to build things, and how to understand art, and how to use art to impact people in a positive ... biggest problems we have are how we deal with each other, and how we treat each other. [We need to be] ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/creating-%E2%80%9Cbig-beautiful-things%E2%80%9DMIT Future Founders Initiative announces prize competition to promote female entrepreneurs in biotech
By studying how diverse molecular programs cross-talk to regulate the developing heart, she seeks to ... She wields her understanding of how materials behave when they are pushed to their extremes to tackle ... In a fitting sequel to its entrepreneurship “ boot camp ” educational lecture series last fall, ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-future-founders-initiative-announces-prize-competition-promote-female-entrepreneursFive MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences for 2023
Economic Research. Angrist and his collaborators have pioneered the use of natural experiments to answer ... research.” Membership to the National Academy of Sciences is one of the highest honors a scientist can ... year, new members are elected by their peers in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/five-mit-faculty-elected-national-academy-sciences-2023Hacking for Lilly
together to design an improved walker for 9-year-old Lilly and gain new perspective about how assistive ... use their knowledge of mechanical engineering to design an improved walker for 9-year-old Lilly and ... Image Teaser Headline: Hacking Assistive Technology for Lilly Every year, Meche students use ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/hacking-lillyInstrument may enable mail-in testing to detect heavy metals in water
due to human activities, such as pesticide use and, more recently, the inadequate disposal of ... electronic waste. Chronic exposure to even trace levels of these contaminants, at concentrations of parts per ... transporting them to distant laboratories for analysis. To simplify the monitoring process, MIT researchers ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/instrument-may-enable-mail-testing-detect-heavy-metals-water2.12: Introduction to Robotics
structure of the robot and not by the servos.” The students also used cameras that enabled their robot to ... The MechE World Cup It’s an introduction to robotics – for some students, that’s all they need ... to know to get excited about the popular class that goes by the number 2.12. For a mechanical ...
https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/212-introduction-robotics