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Students robots in this year's 2.007 contest held at MIT competed in performing beaver-like tasks, including knocking down pool noodle 'trees' and dumping them in a ping-pong ball 'river,' to score points.

Beaver-like robots face off in annual MIT contest

May 9, 2008

Learning about brains from computers, and vice versa

February 16, 2008

The human brain easily recognizes that these cars are all the same object, but the variations in the car's size, orientation and position are a challenge for computer-vision algorithms.

MIT neuroscientists see design flaws in computer vision tests

January 24, 2008

Computer model mimics blink of a human eye

April 4, 2007

MIT researchers have developed a high-throughput method for the detection of biomolecules (such as DNA shown here) using multifunctional particles. The technique could make medical diagnostics and drug discovery faster and cheaper.

Hydrogel particles pave way for new bedside diagnostics

Chemical engineers bring 'theranostics'--personalized therapies--ever closer.

March 8, 2007

Mark Cote, winner of this year's 2.007 robot competition, gets a congratulatory hug from Professor Alexander Slocum.

Robots go for Tic-Tech-Toe

May 17, 2005

'Toddler,' a walking robot developed at MIT, takes a step.

Teams build robots that walk like humans

February 17, 2005

Mauna Kea Observatory: (Left to right): Subaru Telescope, twin domes of the Keck Telescopes, and the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, which was used by Jim Elliot and Kelly Clancy during the occultation.

Pluto is undergoing global warming, researchers find

October 9, 2002

Study Traces Impact of Government-Funded MIT Research on Biotechnology and Drugs

Nine of top 10 biotech drugs in 1994 were developed by companies founded by MIT faculty or alumni; 30 biotech companies in state trace their founding or technology to MIT.

January 22, 1996

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