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Solving the challenges of robotic pizza-making
Solving the challenges of robotic pizza-making

A new technique could enable a robot to manipulate squishy objects like pizza dough or soft materials like clothing.

Workshop tackles a critical gap slowing the development of new hardware technologies
Workshop tackles a critical gap slowing the development of new hardware technologies

MIT, RPI, and SUNY convene a national conversation on semiconductor tech translation and hard-tech startups.

Fighting discrimination in mortgage lending
Fighting discrimination in mortgage lending

A new technique for removing bias in datasets can enable machine-learning models to make loan approval predictions that are both fair and accurate.

Q&A: Alberto Rodriguez on teaching a robot to find your keys
Q&A: Alberto Rodriguez on teaching a robot to find your keys

Associate professor and principal investigator with the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing’s Science Hub discusses the future of robotics and the importance of industry-academia collaborations.

New program bolsters innovation in next-generation artificial intelligence hardware
New program bolsters innovation in next-generation artificial intelligence hardware

MIT AI Hardware Program launches with five inaugural companies to advance AI technologies for the next decade.

MIT graduate engineering, business, science programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2023
MIT graduate engineering, business, science programs ranked highly by U.S. News for 2023

Graduate engineering, economics, and various science programs are No. 1 in the nation; MIT Sloan is No. 5.

Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy
Reversing hearing loss with regenerative therapy

MIT spinout Frequency Therapeutics’ drug candidate stimulates the growth of hair cells in the inner ear.

Security tool guarantees privacy in surveillance footage
Security tool guarantees privacy in surveillance footage

“Privid” could help officials gather secure public health data or enable transportation departments to monitor the density and flow of pedestrians, without learning personal information about people.

A tool for predicting the future
A tool for predicting the future

Researchers design a user-friendly interface that helps nonexperts make forecasts using data collected over time.

Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on new pathways to decarbonizing industry
Q&A: Climate Grand Challenges finalists on new pathways to decarbonizing industry

Faculty leaders detail promising technologies, materials, and methods that could help unlock a low-carbon future in sectors where emissions are hardest to cut.

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