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At the MIT Media Lab, engineer and biophysicist Hugh Herr is at the forefront of bionic limbs.
MIT Media Lab researchers present at EmTech Future 2026, with talks on AI, biomechatronics, brain-computer interfaces, and human impact.
Celebrating the 2026 MAS fellowship recipients and their outstanding contributions across the Lab.
A profile of Hugh Herr and the Biomechatronics group, where technology mixes seamlessly with human physiology.
Biomechatronics researchers Carolina Warneryd and Duncan Lee win first and third place De Florez Awards at MExpo 2026.
By Tosin SulaimanAt age 17, Hugh Herr was an elite rock climber whose life was defined by the vertical world, until a mountain climbin…
A new biohybrid system developed at MIT is the first living implant that uses rewired nerves to revive paralyzed organs.
MIT Media Lab–connected research, people, and community moments shaped headlines and campus life throughout 2025.
Media Lab researchers share insights on innovation, technology, and health in recent interviews featured on Bloomberg Businessweek.
Hugh Herr discusses the future of bionics, from brain-connected prostheses to restoring function and movement for users of all genders.
Christopher Shallal has been selected as one of the inaugural Graduate Fellows in the MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative.
Hugh Herr and Nidhi Seethapathi awarded MIT HEALS Innovator Grant for research on the Cutaneous Mechaneuronal Interface.
Three members of the Media Lab community have received grants as part of MIT CAST’s 2025–26 projects.
Scientists have developed a prosthesis that is directly integrated with muscle and bone in order to improve movement
Revolutionary prosthetic knee fuses with bone and muscle to restore lifelike motion to above-the-knee amputees.
In a small clinical study, users of this prosthesis navigated more easily and said the limb felt more like part of their body.
Professor Hugh Herr is among the top Forbes 100 innovators advancing accessibility.
The awarded fellowship is for a nine-month period starting September 1, 2025.
Organized by the MIT Museum, the 2024 celebration of science, technology, and culture was the largest in its history.
How life-saving wearables, regenerative medicine, and AI-assisted hospitals are helping empower patients and doctors.
A new surgery maintains the sensation of limb control after an amputation.
"Repairing the prosthetic science-policy rift: Challenges to improved access to and translation of prosthetic technologies," by Biomechatro…
Hugh Herr pioneers brain-controlled prosthetics, merging tech and biology to restore mobility and enhance human potential beyond limits.
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
News coverage of the neural control prosthetic from Biomechatronics group.
Watch: Tech Briefs Magazine features a video of Dave Burke working with Media Lab Biomechatronics researcher Michael Fernandez.
A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally
A new study suggests optogenetics can drive muscle contraction with greater control and less fatigue than electrical stimulation.
For Video Friday, IEEE Spectrum highlights a clip of Media Lab Biomechatronics researcher Michael Fernandez working with Dave Burke.
Recipients of this award have shown commitment and passion for the community regardless of leadership position.
Through a paper in Nature Reviews Bioengineering, researchers delve into mechanoneural interfaces, a new paradigm for bionic integration.
Alum David Sengeh, now Chief Minister for the Republic of Sierra Leone, joined others for a fireside chat at the MIT Solve Challenge Finals.
The Media Lab is enhancing human physical capability and revolutionizing mental wellbeing using digital technologies and human-compute…
The recognition highlights his work at the Media Lab and his current position as chief minister of Sierra Leone.
Guillermo Herrera-Arcos from the Media Lab's Biomechatronics group has received two fellowships in support of his PhD.
Enhancing human physical capability.
Media Lab student Ayşe Guvenilir and MIT alumni Mariam Dogar and Maisha Munawwara Prome share work from their poetry anthology.
Media Lab alum David Sengeh, now the Minister of Education for Sierra Leone, talks about efforts to transform their educational system.
PhD students Lucy Du and Ginger Schmidt are crushing the competition — and gender barriers — in the world of televised robot combat.
The journey to equitable access to bionic technology in Sierra Leone.
The MIT Quarter-Century Club recognizes faculty members and members of staff who have served the Institute for 25 years or more.
Lisa Freed is a member of the 2023 class of inductees.
We're so proud of everything you've accomplished here, and can't wait to see what you do next.
PhD student is designing and building a sustainable care and delivery model in Sierra Leone
Professor Hugh Herr and graduate student Christopher Shallal are working on next-generation biomimetic limbs.
Paris Myers, an incoming graduate student in the Biomechatronics group, has been selected as a Fellow in the field of mechanical engineering
The Road to 2050, a six-part docuseries from The Franklin Institute, examines the ways that today's technology will shape the future.
Three members of the Media Lab community have received 2023 MIT Excellence Awards: Lindsey Charles, Mahy El-Kouedi, and Benoit Desbiolles!
This new technology can provide natural, reliable control of prostheses, exoskeletons, and stimulated muscles.
K Lisa Yang Center for Bionics and Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation aim to develop an integrative approach to strengthening
Magnetomicrometry uses implantable magnets to track the position of muscles, potentially improving the control and efficacy of prosthetics.
Magnetomicrometry has exciting prospects for the control of wearable robotics, including prostheses and exoskeletons.
Biomedical engineer and dancer Shriya Srinivasan PhD ’20 explores connections between the human body and the outside world.
Lab alum David Moinina Sengeh and others speak on TED Radio Hour about friction in its many uses and forms.
An evolving list of IAP activities hosted by members of the Media Lab community in collaboration with other MIT departments this year.
Six MIT students, including Biomechatronics student Ayse Guvenilir, share their thoughts on belonging, identity, love, and MIT itself.
Two research papers published by Brown and MIT researchers focus on the possibility of employing improved muscle tracking technology.
Implantable without discomfort, these tiny magnets can provide continuous readings of muscle length for prosthetics and more.
Researchers at MIT are seeking FDA approval to test new technology in people with prosthetic limbs, which could make them easier to control.
Using a new technology, researchers hope to create better control systems for prosthetic limbs.
Meet the MIT Morningside Academy for Design’s inaugural fellows, including Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar and Francesca Riccio-Ackerman.
Footage of the Biomechatronics Group in their work collaborating to improve the orthotic and prosthetic sector of Sierra Leone.
A capsule that tunnels through mucus in the GI tract could be used to orally administer large protein drugs such as insulin.
The Panther network was instrumental in helping Lina Henriquez obtain and thrive in the MIT summer program.
"No one would ever expect people to build their own heart valves at home"-- Francesca Riccio-Ackerman on inequity in the prosthetic field.