News
Tomás Lozano-Pérez elected to membership in NAE
Professor Tomás Lozano-Pérez is one of the 150 new members of the National Academy of Engineering.
Prof. Ev Fedorenko to receive Troland Research Award
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recently announced that MIT Associate Professor Evelina Fedorenko will receive a 2025 Troland Research Award for her groundbreaking contributions toward understanding the language network in the human brain.
Teaching robots their limits
The “PRoC3S” method helps an LLM create a viable action plan by testing each step in a simulation. This strategy could eventually aid in-home robots to complete more ambiguous chore requests.
Recent news from the MIT Quest for Intelligence (December 2024)
Last month, the Quest to brought together neuroscientists, software engineers, students, staff, and a dedicated network of supporters for a day of discussions and demonstrations. We have an update on that event, news of Professor Kanwisher's Kavli Prize, and Brain-Score 2.0.
Practice Makes Perfect
A new algorithm helps robots practice skills like sweeping and placing objects, potentially helping them improve at important tasks in houses, hospitals, and factories.