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  1. Robotics | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Dec 19, 2025 · 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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 — …

  4. 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 …

  5. 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 …

  6. Watch this terrifying robotic torso spring into life - Live Science

    Nov 1, 2024 · Startup Clone Robotics has created an ultra-creepy humanoid torso with artificial muscles that are activated through a battery-powered hydraulic system and covered in ghostly …

  7. Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches ... - MIT News

    Jul 24, 2025 · A 3D-printed robotic arm holds a pencil as it trains using random movements and a single camera — part of a new control system called Neural Jacobian Fields (NJF). Rather …

  8. 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 …

  9. Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if …

    May 13, 2025 · MIT engineers built E-BAR, a mobile robot designed to physically support the elderly and prevent them from falling as they move around their homes. E-BAR acts as a set …

  10. A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with …

    Jul 1, 2024 · With a new surgical intervention and neuroprosthetic interface, MIT researchers restored a natural walking gait in people with amputations below the knee. Seven patients …