Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)

New research could let vehicles, robots collaborate with humansResearchers are developing systems that can analyze people’s needs to determine the best way to achieve their goals.

Driving drones can be a dragStudy shows distractions may alleviate boredom and improve drone operators’ performance.

Department snapshot: Aeronautics and AstronauticsAeroAstro takes off in new directions — prompting a 50 percent spike in new undergraduate enrollments.

Aircraft engineered with failure in mind may last longerNew design approach tailors planes to fly in the face of likely failures.

Speed limit for birdsMIT researchers find critical speed above which birds — and drones — are sure to crash.

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