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Disaster response

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Teaching robots to map large environments

A new approach developed at MIT could help a search-and-rescue robot navigate an unpredictable environment by rapidly generating an accurate map of its surroundings.

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New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding

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

Aeronautical and astronautical engineering Algorithms Artificial Intelligence Autonomous vehicles computer-vision Disaster response Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems (LIDS) Lincoln Laboratory machine learning MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Natural disasters Research Robotics School of Engineering

Helping robots zero in on the objects that matter

A new method called Clio enables robots to quickly map a scene and identify the items they need to complete a given set of tasks.

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An AI dataset carves new paths to tornado detection

TorNet, a public artificial intelligence dataset, could help models reveal when and why tornadoes form, improving forecasters’ ability to issue warnings.

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MIT-derived algorithm helps forecast the frequency of extreme weather

The new approach “nudges” existing climate simulations closer to future reality.