New book by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson surveys techs challenges for business.

CSAIL teams system of quadcopters that fly and drive suggest another approach to developing flying cars.

New design could provide communication support in disaster zones.

GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects hardness and manipulate small tools.

Muscle grafts could help amputees sense and control artificial limbs.

New algorithm quickly makes sense of incoming visual data.

System directs camera-equipped drones to maintain framing of an aerial shot.

Professor David Mindell, who researches the interaction between automation and human behavior, discusses the interdependence of people, robots, and infrastructure.

MechE class ends semester with ingeniously designed robots battling on a Star Wars-themed playing field.

CSAIL approach allows robots to learn a wider range of tasks using some basic knowledge and a single demo.

Startups cloud-based system allows for project queuing by multiple users and automated part removal.

Technology developed at MIT could enable faster, cheaper, more adaptable building construction.

A simple statistical trick could help make a ubiquitous model of decision processes more accurate.

Microfluidic device generates passive hydraulic power, may be used to make small robots move.

A bio-inspired gel material developed at MIT could help engineers control movements of soft robots.

New technique could protect robot teams communication networks from malicious hackers.

CSAIL system enables people to correct robot mistakes using brain signals.

Made from hydrogel, robots may one day assist in surgical operations, evade underwater detection.

Adib is directing a new research group at the Media Lab, aiming to uncover, analyze, and engineer natural and human-made networks.

MIT Professor Daniela Rus combines automation and mobility to create a smarter world.

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