Design

Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

A “ChatGPT for spreadsheets” helps solve difficult engineering challenges faster

The approach could help engineers tackle extremely complex design problems, from power grid optimization to vehicle design.

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Artificial Intelligence

Mixing generative AI with physics to create personal items that work in the real world

To help generative AI models create durable, real-world accessories and decor, the PhysiOpt system runs physics simulations and makes subtle tweaks to its 3D blueprints.

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Artificial Intelligence

Counter intelligence

Architecture students bring new forms of human-machine interaction into the kitchen.

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Design Processes to Evolve with Emerging Technology

How industry leaders like BMW, Unilever, and Waymo are embracing real-time visibility, digital twins, and agentic AI.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

Generative AI tool helps 3D print personal items that sustain daily use

“MechStyle” allows users to personalize 3D models, while ensuring they’re physically viable after fabrication, producing unique personal items and assistive technology.

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Artificial Intelligence

Using design to interpret the past and envision the future

MIT graduate student C Jacob Payne reimagines historic architecture and invents new possibilities at the intersection of AI and design.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

“Robot, make me a chair”

An AI-driven system lets users design and build simple, multicomponent objects by describing them with words.

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Artificial IntelligenceRobotics

MIT researchers “speak objects into existence” using AI and robotics

The speech-to-reality system combines 3D generative AI and robotic assembly to create objects on demand.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

New AI agent learns to use CAD to create 3D objects from sketches

The virtual VideoCAD tool could boost designers’ productivity and help train engineers learning computer-aided design.

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Artificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

New software designs eco-friendly clothing that can reassemble into new items

To reduce waste, the Refashion program helps users create outlines for adaptable clothing, such as pants that can be reconfigured into a dress. Each component of these pieces can be replaced, rearranged, or restyled.

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