The education that students receive from the MIT MechE Department prepares them for successful careers in their chosen field. Part of that educational process is about receiving the skills and information needed to succeed outside of the classroom, so that students are ready to face the challenges of the professional world.
A “cheetah” robot designed at MIT may soon outpace its animal counterparts in running efficiency: In treadmill tests, the researchers have found that it wastes very little energy as it trots continuously for up to an hour and a half.
Profile video of Nikolai Begg, 2013 $30,000 winner of the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for his portfolio of novel medical devices that are helping to make surgical procedures less invasive.
Jacqueline Durazo, a mechanical engineering major, discusses her work building robots and participating in pageants.
In the annual Head of the Zesiger, students design and then race boats constructed solely out of cardboard, paint and tape.
Ceramic forms of hydrophobic materials could be far more durable than existing coatings or surface treatments.
A brief discussion with John Lienhard, the Samuel C. Collins Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
A brief discussion with John Lienhard, the Samuel C. Collins Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
A brief discussion with John Lienhard, the Samuel C. Collins Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
A brief presentation by MIT Professor of Mechanical Engineering Gareth McKinley.
A brief discussion with John Lienhard, the Samuel C. Collins Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Scalable nanopatterned surfaces designed by MIT researchers could make for more efficient power generation and desalination.
How do you build a wheelchair ready to blaze through mud and sand, all for under $200?
Students in Product Design (2.744) asked, "What if pencils could grow?"
Researchers have engineered a soft autonomous robot that moves via peristalsis, crawling across surfaces by contracting segments of its body, much like an earthworm.
A team of researchers at MIT has discovered a way to harness the wrinkling process in a controlled and orderly way.
MIT mechanical engineering professor Anette (Peko) Hosoi discusses how Bolt's structure gives him an edge over the competition.
Work by the Hover Group at MIT on autonomous ship hull inspection.
MIT mechanical engineering professor Anette (Peko) Hosoi discusses how engineers can create such a "fast pool."
A new semiautonomous driver system can take the wheel to keep drivers safe.
A new system for ultrasound imaging developed at MIT allows precise measurements and tracking of disease progression.
