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“Blind” Cheetah 3 robot can climb stairs littered with obstacles

associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT. “Vision can be noisy, slightly inaccurate, and ... MIT’s Cheetah 3 robot can now leap and gallop across rough terrain, climb a staircase littered ... nimbly “feels” its way through its surroundings in a way that engineers describe as “blind locomotion,” ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/%E2%80%9Cblind%E2%80%9D-cheetah-3-robot-can-climb-stairs-littered-obstacles

Competing Mechanisms Influence Tumor Cell Migration

Singapore Research Professor of Biological and Mechanical Engineering at MIT, and Mechanical Engineering ... December 5, 2011 sadlers gray rdkamm@mit.edu ...

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Using sensors and social networks to make slopes safer

Mechanical Engineering (MechE) alumnus Jim Christian SM '14 had an idea to tap into the superabundance ... of social-media data to benefit athletes and outdoor adventurers. He, along with MIT Sloan School of ... began far from muddy trails and snow-capped mountains. Safely within the halls of MIT, Christian was ...

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Yo-yos offer a first foray into manufacturing at scale

Each semester, the machine shop in MIT’s Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity churns out ... complete with rotating lightsabers. These yo-yos are the creation of mechanical engineering students in ... While a yo-yo might seem like an unusual choice for an engineering class, according to John Hart, ...

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Alumni Spotlight: LiquiGlide

physical chemistry and fluid mechanics to recognize which chemical properties the solid and liquid need to ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/alumni-spotlight-liquiglide

Designing the Next-Generation Prosthesis

Video Teaser Image:  Teaser Headline:  Designing the Next-Generation Prosthesis Teaser Text:  MIT ... src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vqrGhMQ2Mco" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> MIT graduate student Katy Olesnavage ... MIT graduate student Katy Olesnavage redesigns the Jaipur Foot to create a high-value prosthesis at ...

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MIT’s solar car team wins 2022 American Solar Challenge for the second year in a row

course, they’re on MIT’s Solar Electric Vehicle Team.  The team relied on 100 percent solar energy to ... for the second year in a row in the Single Occupant Vehicle category. Team with car.jpg The MIT Solar ... about how this race was going to go because last year was quite difficult,” SEVT captain and MIT senior ...

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