A 3D design environment from CSAIL lets users iterate an object’s shape and electronic function in one cohesive space, to add existing sensors to early-stage prototypes.

Most new roboticists want to program their robots to solve interesting, complex tasks — but it turns out that just moving them through space without colliding with objects is more difficult than it sounds.

CSAIL will be launching a new initiative focused on machine learning applications. MachineLearningApplications@CSAIL, or “MLA@CSAIL”, will focus on current challenges in machine learning to prepare industry members for digital transformation in their workplaces.

Stefanie Mueller leads the HCI Engineering Group at CSAIL. In her work, she develops novel hardware and software systems that advance personal fabrication technologies.

It can be hard to keep track of all the numbers, statistics, and charts swirling around the internet -- we’re inundated with information that can be rapidly disseminated and dissected. To carve through some of the sludge, here’s a selected highlight of recent computer science related efforts to fight COVID-19. 

A group of researchers from CSAIL came up with SprayableTech, a system that lets users create room-sized interactive surfaces with sensors and displays.

View the annual list from MIT Technology Review that includes technologies that "will make a real difference in solving important problems."