Robotics – MIT Spectrum

Summer 2015

Detecting Leaks with Robots, Wireless Sensors

Kamal Youcef-Toumi and Andrew Whittle are working to increase the world water supply by decreasing loss of water through leaks.

Image: Empire Robotics

Boston Globe Honors MIT Game Changers

Clockwise from top left: Cyclone Rope Piston by Rise Robotics; handheld CNC router by Taktia; on-camera ring light by LEDStorm. Images: courtesy of the companies.

Spring 2015

The MIT Hobby Shop Turns Ideas Into Objects into Companies

Image: Wikimedia Commons

Weeding, Watering, and Harvesting: Robots in the Field

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Control a Drone With Your Phone

A prototype of a new modular robot that can move independently—known as an M-Block—which was created in the lab of Daniela Rus, the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Funds from the Viterbi professorship have enabled Rus to advance her robotics research. Photo: M. Scott Brauer

Pioneer in Wireless Communications Inspires a New Generation of Innovators

The iRobot Create 2 provides educators, students, and developers with the tools to learn the fundamentals of robotics. Image: Screenshot/iRobot.com

iRobot Inspires Next Generation of Roboticists with a Hackable Roomba

A test version of the new detection system is seen in the lab, where it underwent tests inside glass tubes to allow its operation to be observed. Image: Mechatronics Lab.

Robot Patrols Gas Pipes for Dangerous Leaks

MIT Economist: Common Sense Trumps Machine Learning

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MIT Roboticist Helps Google Design a Self-Flying Delivery Plane