Engineers have developed a mobile robot that can help elderly individuals sit, stand and avoid injury by catching them if ...

MIT engineers have fabricated a metamaterial that is not only strong but also stretchy. Their new method could enable stretchable ceramics, glass, and metals, for tear-proof textiles or stretchy ...

That's something we can explore now." This research was supported, in part, by the U.S. National Science Foundation, and the MIT MechE MathWorks Seed Fund.