Robotics | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans A new approach could enable intuitive robotic helpers for household, workplace, and warehouse settings April 24, 2025 Read full story →
New system enables robots to solve manipulation problems in seconds And when deployed on a real robotic arm, the algorithm always found a solution in under 30 seconds The system works across robots and has been tested on a robotic arm at MIT and a humanoid robot at NVIDIA
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A new model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions “In industry, you often see that [manufacturers] end up with very tailored solutions to the particular problem that they have, so a lot of engineering and not so much flexibility in terms of the solution,” Maria Bauza Villalonga PhD ’22, a senior research scientist at Google DeepMind where she works on robotics and robotic manipulation
Natural language boosts LLM performance in coding, planning, and . . . To illustrate this, LGA developed robotic policies to help Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped pick up fruits and throw drinks in a recycling bin These experiments show how the MIT-developed method can scan the world and develop effective plans in unstructured environments, potentially guiding autonomous vehicles on the road and robots working
A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation . . . Instead, they rely on robotic sensors and controllers that move the limb using predefined gait algorithms Using a new type of surgical intervention and neuroprosthetic interface, MIT researchers, in collaboration with colleagues from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, have shown that a natural walking gait is achievable using a prosthetic leg
Robotic palm mimics human touch - MIT News The team also developed some robotic phalanges, called ROMEO (“RObotic Modular Endoskeleton Optical”), with flexible materials and similar sensing technology as the palm The fingers have something called “passive compliance,” which is when a robot can adjust to forces naturally, without needing motors or extra control
This fast and agile robotic insect could someday aid in mechanical . . . The robotic insect, which weighs less than a paperclip, can fly significantly faster than similar bots while completing acrobatic maneuvers like double aerial flips The revamped robot is designed to boost flight precision and agility while minimizing the mechanical stress on its artificial wing flexures, which enables faster maneuvers
Robotic “SuperLimbs” could help moonwalkers recover from falls “We designed these robotic arms based on an AI search and design optimization, to look for designs of classic robot manipulators with certain engineering constraints,” Ballesteros says “We filtered through many designs and looked for the design that consumes the least amount of energy to lift a person up
Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans He and his team developed a robotic system that broadly mimics the RAS’s ability to selectively process and filter information The approach consists of four main phases The first is a watch-and-learn “perception” stage, during which a robot takes in audio and visual cues, for instance from a microphone and camera, that are continuously