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  1. How many jobs do robots really replace? - MIT News

    May 4, 2020 · This is part 1 of a three-part series examining the effects of robots and automation on employment, based on new research from economist and Institute Professor Daron Acemoglu. In …

  2. Flocks of assembler robots show potential for making larger structures

    Nov 22, 2022 · MIT researchers made significant steps toward creating robots that could practically and economically assemble nearly anything, including things much larger than themselves, from vehicles …

  3. A technique for more effective multipurpose robots - MIT News

    Jun 3, 2024 · MIT researchers developed a technique to combine robotics training data across domains, modalities, and tasks using generative AI models. They create a combined strategy from several …

  4. Robots that spare warehouse workers the heavy lifting

    Dec 5, 2025 · Founded by MIT alumni, the Pickle Robot Company has developed robots that can autonomously load and unload trucks inside warehouses and logistic centers.

  5. A faster, better way to train general-purpose robots - MIT News

    Oct 28, 2024 · Inspired by large language models, MIT researchers developed a training technique that pools diverse data to teach robots new skills.

  6. Designing customized “brains” for robots - MIT News

    Jan 21, 2021 · MIT researchers have developed an automated way to design customized hardware that speeds up a robot’s operation. The system, called robomorphic computing, accounts for the robot’s …

  7. Using generative AI to diversify virtual training grounds for robots

    Oct 8, 2025 · MIT CSAIL's “Steerable Scene Generation” method helps create realistic, virtual training grounds to help robots practice physical tasks. It arranges 3D assets into digital kitchens, …

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

    Jul 24, 2025 · A vision-based control system called Neural Jacobian Fields enables soft and rigid robots to learn self-supervised motion control using only a monocular camera. The system, developed by …

  9. 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 …

  10. Computer-aided creativity in robot design - MIT News

    Nov 30, 2020 · RoboGrammar is a new system that automates and optimizes robot design. The system, developed at MIT, creates arthropod-inspired robots for traversing a variety of terrains. It could …