MIT — Computer Science & AI Lab (CSAIL)
MIT's flagship AI and robotics lab, home to groundbreaking work in manipulation, soft robotics, and autonomous systems. CSAIL researchers have founded dozens of robotics startups.
Notable achievements
MIT Cheetah legged robot, DARPA Robotics Challenge contributions, soft robotics breakthroughs, iRobot founding roots. Home to Russ Tedrake, Daniela Rus, and other top researchers.
Notable work
Recent publications
All papers →Matched by this lab's specialties (keyword overlap + direct affiliation)
Artificial Intelligence enhanced smart welding islands: Foundation models revolutionizing manufacturing
Xiwei Wu, Wei Wu, Qiqi Chen +6 more
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2026
A hierarchical approach to imitation learning for manipulation tasks requiring time varying forces
Rishabh Shukla, Adithya Santhosh, Shaili Gandhi +2 more
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing · 2026
How technological progress in robotics, AI, and IT/ICT/IoT reshapes employment: A robust analysis for the United States
Amir Khakbaz, Behnam Malmir
Technological Forecasting and Social Change · 2026
CoCo-InEKF: State Estimation with Learned Contact Covariances in Dynamic, Contact-Rich Scenarios
Michael Baumgartner, David Müller, Agon Serifi +4 more
2026
Structurally engineered ultrasoft PEDOT:PSS fiber microelectrodes with enhanced electrochemical performance for neural interfaces.
Won C, Cho YU, Kweon S +16 more
Science advances · 2026
Armadillo-inspired active morphing skeletons for soft machines.
Zhou J, Zhou W, Lee SJ +3 more
Science advances · 2026