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Robotic therapy holds promise for cerebral palsy

Over the past few years, MIT engineers have successfully tested robotic devices to help stroke patients learn to control their arms and legs. Now, they're building on that work to help children with cerebral palsy. May 19, 2009

'Bother bots' win the day

Each of the 150 students in the 2.007 Design and Manufacturing class had to build one or more robots from a kit of provided parts, and the bots battled it out in a series of elimination matches that concluded Thursday night before a cheering crowd. May 8, 2009

Robots on a recycling rampage

More than 150 robots, in a wide variety of sizes, shapes and capabilities, will battle it out on May 6 and 7 in a contest to see which can collect the most soda cans and simulated bales of trash and return then to a recycling facility all in under a minute. May 1, 2009

Gardening the CSAIL way

In CSAIL's indoor tomato garden, robots have supplanted humans. Could this be the future of agriculture? March 18, 2009

Barbara Liskov wins Turing Award

Institute Professor Barbara Liskov has won the Association for Computing Machinery's A.M. Turing Award, one of the highest honors in science and engineering, for her pioneering work in the design of computer programming languages. March 10, 2009

Lincoln Laboratory is on a 'ROLL'

In response to the growing popularity of robotics programs in high schools and elementary schools, several Lincoln Laboratory staff members have joined together to mentor students in robotics competitions. January 22, 2009

Robo-forklift keeps humans out of harm's way

Researchers in MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are working on a better way to handle supplies in a war zone: a semi-autonomous forklift that can be directed by people safely away from the dangers of the site. January 21, 2009

Dig this: RoboClam

The simple razor clam has inspired a new MIT robot that could lead to a "smart" anchor that burrows through the ocean floor. The RoboClam is being developed to explore the performance capabilities of clam-inspired digging and the behavior of the real animal. November 25, 2008

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