{"id":44903,"date":"2025-11-11T13:14:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/44903\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T13:14:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T13:14:09","slug":"inside-mits-lab-training-robots-for-a-future-in-caregiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/44903\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside MIT&#8217;s lab training robots for a future in caregiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\">MIT researchers huddled around a humanoid robot in a mock kitchen. The robot slowly scooped lemonade powder out of a bowl into a pitcher of water, mixed the liquid, and poured the lemonade into a glass, with no spills.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The space, called the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csail.mit.edu\/csail-living-lab\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Living Lab<\/a>, is intended to show researchers how robots could assist people with everyday tasks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The lab is equipped with a fully functioning kitchen complete with a fridge, sink, center island and cabinets. The researchers teach the robots how to do these tasks by wearing sensors and acting them out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Scott Kirsner, a columnist with our editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR&#8217;s Morning Edition to discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/news\/2025\/11\/are-humanoid-robots-on-the-verge-of-remaking-the-economy-or-doomed-to-fail.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a recent trip to the lab and the future of robotic caregivers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">See photos from the visit below:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1030_robotics-04-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"A robot prepares to throw a tennis ball at MIT's lab (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>A robot prepares to throw a tennis ball at MIT&#8217;s lab (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1030_robotics-08-1920x1149.jpg\" alt=\"Researcher Joseph DelPreto shows how sensors are placed on a human arm to gather data to to train the robots. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1149\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Researcher Joseph DelPreto shows how sensors are placed on a human arm to gather data to to train the robots. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1030_robotics-07-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"MIT doctoral candidate Peter Werner works on programming a robotic arm to stock shelves. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>MIT doctoral candidate Peter Werner works on programming a robotic arm to stock shelves. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1030_robotics-01-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"A robot builds a wall of foam bricks. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>A robot builds a wall of foam bricks. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-breakout article-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1030_robotics-03-1920x1280.jpg\" alt=\"Humanoid robots at MIT's Living Lab. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Humanoid robots at MIT&#8217;s Living Lab. (Robin Lubbock\/WBUR)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This segment aired on November 11, 2025. Audio will be available soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIT researchers huddled around a humanoid robot in a mock kitchen. 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