Autonomous vehicles

Guiding robot planes with hand gesturesMIT researchers are developing a system that would allow aircraft-carrier crews to direct autonomous planes using ordinary hand gestures.

Sometimes the quickest path is not a straight lineNew methods and software developed at MIT can predict optimal paths for automated underwater vehicles.

Helping robots hold onMIT researchers design a ‘controllable adhesion system’ for underwater robots.

Going with the flowBiomimetic pressure sensors help guide oceangoing vessels.

Navigating blindfoldedAdvanced mathematical techniques enable AUVs to survey large, complex and cluttered seascapes.

Using a phone to fly a dronePilotless planes at MIT controlled via iPhones in Seattle.

AUVs: From idea to implementationOne day, researchers predict, these robots will be able to do tasks without a human in the loop.

Inside the innards of a nuclear reactorTiny robots may monitor underground pipes for radioactive leaks.

‘Smart cars’ that are actually, well, smartMechanical engineers work to develop intelligent onboard transportation systems that can prevent car crashes.

Student design takes flightMIT students build an unmanned aircraft for MIT Lincoln Laboratory research