Imagine what we can become.

Dr. Karrie Karahalios returns to the MIT Media Lab as Professor, advancing AI that’s transparent, equitable, and people-centered.

Pioneering researcher joins the MIT faculty to explore the future of human flourishing with technology.

In a small clinical study, users of this prosthesis navigated more easily and said the limb felt more like part of their body.

Study: Using AI Could Cost You Brainpower

Congratulations to the five fellowship recipients!

Media Lab projects honored in Fast Company's 2025 World Changing Ideas Awards.

We're so proud of everything you've accomplished here, and can't wait to see what you do next!

A panel from MIT Media Lab and Dell highlights a lunar mission using AI and XR to advance human-centered, sustainable space exploration.

Dr. Dava Newman challenged graduates to merge creativity with purpose, science with soul, and design with direction.

Researchers share the design and implementation of an incentive-based Space Sustainability Rating.

Dr. Minoo Rathnasabapathy has been named a 2025 Karman Fellow for her leadership in space sustainability and climate innovation.

PhD student Andres Rico selected as a 2024 Martin Fellow for his work on community-based sensing for water management in cities.

The Carolyn “Bo” Aldigé Visionary Award recognizes the MIT Media Lab's groundbreaking research in advancing women's health.

MIT MAD has established new professorships and appointed three MIT faculty to advance design education across disciplines.

A new collab with the MIT Center for Constructive Communication empowers young people to shape the future of journalism and civic dialogue

Editor’s Note: This blog was written jointly with OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab. It also appears here. 

She is recognized for her distinguished contributions in the field of artificial intelligence education.

MIT researchers lay out design principles behind the TeleAbsence vision and how it could help people cope with loss

The MIT Media Lab announced the launch of its multi-faculty research program, "Advancing Humans with AI" (AHA)

The technology, which achieves single-cell resolution, could help in continuous, noninvasive patient assessment to guide medical treatments.

The March 2025 cover story for Science Robotics highlights a recent study conducted by researchers in the Media Lab’s Personal Robots group.

The award ceremony honored ten individuals shaping contemporary Bengali society.

The system uses reconfigurable electromechanical building blocks to create structural electronics.

Imagine what we can co-create.Every day, we collaborate with global leaders to spark creativity and shape the future. Through groundbreakin…

A new low-power system using radio frequency waves takes a major step toward autonomous, indoor drone navigation.

This award is given to individuals whose research in human-computer interaction is considered both fundamental and influential.

Sometimes, it might be better to train a robot in an environment that’s different from the one where it will be deployed.

Congratulations to the recipients of this year's fellowship!

The tool is the brainchild of a team that includes MIT Media Lab postdoctorate Pat Pataranutaporn, who studies AI systems that help people f

Gabriela Torres Vives, et al. "Enhancing the Privacy of a Digital Pound." Bank of England and MIT Digital Currency Initiative, December 2024

This award honors an individual or group in recognition of a significant contribution to computer science education.

Hugh Herr pioneers brain-controlled prosthetics, merging tech and biology to restore mobility and enhance human potential beyond limits.

Acclaimed keyboardist Jordan Rudess’s collaboration with the Media Lab culminates in live improvisation between an AI “jam_bot” + the artist

As part of a biosensing device without wires, the antennas could help researchers decode intricate electrical signals sent by cells.

This video series features our current students, offering glimpses into their backgrounds, their research, and the passions behind the work

In a cover story, Science News highlights research from the Media Lab’s Biomechatronics group and the K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics at MIT

These devices could help scientists probe subcellular regions of the brain, and might even help restore some brain function.

The method could help communities visualize and prepare for approaching storms.

Media Lab alum + MIT DUSP Prof Catherine D’Ignazio thinks carefully about how we acquire and display data—and why we lack it for many things

Behnaz Farahi joins the MIT Media Lab's Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) as Assistant Professor, Transformative…

“We are adding a new layer of control between the world of computers and what your eyes see,” says Barmak Heshmat, co-founder of Brelyon

Researchers created a tool that enables an AI practitioner to find data that suits their model, which could improve accuracy and reduce bias

Learn more about all of the research groups, centers, and initiatives at the MIT Media Lab.

As climate-related disasters become more frequent, the need for actionable climate intelligence has never been greater.  Earth Observa…

In honor of World Mental Health Day, Samsung is emphasizing its collaboration with the MIT Media Lab to explore the mind-body connection, a…

Wood will lead projects that apply satellite Earth Observation technology for environmental management.

Paul Liang joins the MIT Media Lab's Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS) and MIT Schwarzman College of Computing with a shar…

A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally

MIT researchers identify facility-level factors that could worsen heat impacts for incarcerated people.

View recent awards and recognitions received by members of the Media Lab community in the modules attached here.