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The Magic in Mechatronics

For students in the hands-on, lab-based Mechatronics class, the process of bringing ideas to life can feel a lot like magic.

The Magic in Mechatronics

Spectacular crack patterns

A new study by Paul Lilin and Irmgard Bischofberger, rationalizes the spectacular crack patterns formed by drying drops of a colloidal suspension by considering the energy released by each successive crack.

Spectacular crack patterns

A SimPLE Solution

The approach, dubbed SimPLE, learns to pick, regrasp and place objects using the object’s computer-aided design (CAD) model.

A SimPLE Solution

The Breadth of MechE

Discover the incredible breadth of work underway in MechE at MIT.

The Breadth of MechE

Building with Glass

Motivated by circular construction’s eco potential, MIT engineers are developing a new kind of reconfigurable masonry made from 3D-printed, recycled glass.

Building with Glass

Explore MechE Classes

Discover both undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering classes at MIT on our updated Class Offerings page.

Explore MechE Classes

Experience the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

We believe that making and doing add a crucial element to the process of learning.

- Gang Chen, Carl Richard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering

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Engineering Defense, with the Help of Butterflies

Engineering Defense, with the Help of Butterflies

Next Generation Electronics

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Sanjay Sarma

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For developing designers, there’s magic in 2.737 (Mechatronics)

For developing designers, there’s magic in 2.737 (Mechatronics)

School of Engineering fourth quarter 2023 awards

School of Engineering fourth quarter 2023 awards

Closing the design-to-manufacturing gap for optical devices

How to assess a general-purpose AI model’s reliability before it’s deployed

How to assess a general-purpose AI model’s reliability before it’s deployed

Celebrating the Class of 2022

Celebrating the Class of 2022

Celebrating the Class of 2022 during Commencement Week.

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Turning history of science into a comic adventure

Turning history of science into a comic adventure

Roger Kamm

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Henrik Schmidt

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Robotic “SuperLimbs” could help moonwalkers recover from falls

Robotic “SuperLimbs” could help moonwalkers recover from falls

A team led by Prof. Yang Shao-Horn shows a new universal descriptor for removal of nitrogen monoxide.

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