
Robotics | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2 days ago · Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects The new design could be adapted to assist the elderly, sort warehouse products, or unload heavy cargo.
Robot facts
Apr 30, 2025 · Discover interesting facts about what defines robots, what they can do, and if they'll replace humans.
MIT researchers “speak objects into existence” using AI and robotics
Dec 5, 2025 · MIT researchers at the School of Architecture and Planning developed a speech-to-reality system that combines generative AI, natural language processing, and robotic assembly to fabricate …
Robotics news, features and articles - Live Science
Nov 18, 2025 · Discover how robots can help push the realms of science and engineering with the latest robotics news, features and articles.
Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost
Dec 1, 2025 · MIT engineers developed artificial tendons that could connect robotic skeletons and biological muscle tissue. Made from tough and flexible hydrogel, the tendons could be used in …
A new model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions
Aug 9, 2024 · Pick-and-place machines are a type of automated equipment used to place objects into structured, organized locations. These machines are used for a variety of applications — from …
Robotic hand can identify objects with just one grasp
Apr 3, 2023 · MIT-developed soft-rigid robotic fingers incorporate powerful sensors along their entire length, enabling them to produce a robotic hand that could accurately identify objects after only one …
Vine-inspired robotic gripper gently lifts heavy and fragile objects
Dec 10, 2025 · Like a growing vine, a new robotic gripper can snake around and lift a variety of objects, including a glass vase and a watermelon, offering a gentler approach than conventional gripper …
This fast and agile robotic insect could someday aid in mechanical ...
Jan 15, 2025 · New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions. The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to pollinate fruits and …
Robots that spare warehouse workers the heavy lifting
Dec 5, 2025 · The company’s robotic arm is made by the German industrial robotics giant KUKA. The robots are mounted on a custom mobile base with an onboard computing systems so they can …