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Why You Need to Think Twice About Flying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Transportation

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…Italy and teaches at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he directs the Senseable City Lab. Ratti has co-authored over 200 publications and holds several patents. He has been included in Esquire Magazine’s Best and Brightest list, and in Blueprint Magazine’s 25 People who will Change the World of Design. Related Article: Is Amazon Creating Self-Driving Cars for Delivery? Related…

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Robotic Industries Association announces winners of Engelberger Robotics Awards

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…Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Pratt and Rus will be honored at a special ceremony held in conjunction with the Automate 2017 Exhibition and Conference and the International Symposium on Robotics. The award is named for Joseph F. Engelberger, known throughout the world as the ”father of robotics.” Engelberger was founder and president of Unimation,…

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Boston Dynamics

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…as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where National Academy of Engineering member Marc Raibert and his colleagues first developed robots that ran and maneuvered like animals. They founded Boston Dynamics in 1992, and their ground-breaking research continues to inspire much of the company's work. Boston Dynamics said it has developed and deployed robots equipped with advanced mobility,…

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German university wins inaugural Amazon Picking Challenge

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…place with 148 points. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, using an ABB arm and a gripper with creative finger geometries, finished in 2nd place with 88 points. The 3rd place finisher came in at 35 points. Among the other participants were top universities like UC Berkeley and Georgia Tech, as well as many robotics companies. “This has been a fantastic…

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The mission of MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century — whether the focus is cancer, energy, economics or literature.

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