Channel Title: MIT Mechanical Engineering Channel Description: The MIT Mechanical Engineering YouTube channel shares stories about the people, culture, research, and education at MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Department of Mechanical Engineering – MechE – embodies the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s motto mens et manus, “mind and hand,” as well as “heart” by combining analysis and hands-on discovery with a commitment to making the world a better place. By leveraging our strengths, we aspire to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our world – and train the next generation of mechanical engineers to develop creative products and solutions. Information about accessibility can be found at http://accessibility.mit.edu <video> Physician, engineer, innovator Description: Giovanni Traverso creates innovative health solutions – and, as both a physician and an engineer, he brings a unique perspective. “Bringing those two domains together is what really can help transform and accelerate our capacity to develop new biomedical devices or new therapies for a range of conditions,” he says. “As physicians, we're extremely fortunate to be able to help individuals. As scientists and engineers, not only can we help individuals… we can help populations.” Traverso is the Karl Van Tassel (1925) Career Development Professor, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and a gastroenterologist in the Division of Gastroenterology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). </video> <video> Play Seriously Episode 3: Make students stars shine Description: Professor Wallace believes that we all want to contribute. To do good. And, simply stated, helping others to grow and excel is a force multiplier. How can we build environments where learners prosper? Please watch and engage with behind-the-scene backstories on playseriously.com at https://playseriously.com/#ep3. Follow @mitplayseriously on Instagram for additional content! REQCZMD07CUW7DRD MB01P8GRW9T6MX1 </video> <video> Play Seriously Episode 7: The euphoria of growth Description: Join Professor Wallace in Play Seriously's final launch event! Indeed, it's euphoric! But is the euphoria in hearing the accolades of thousands? In the show? Or is it from knowing what it took for you to get there? The episode and behind-the-scene backstories are on playseriously.com @ https://playseriously.com/#ep7, plus follow us @mitplayseriously on Instagram for additional content! REQCZMD07CUW7DRD MB01Z3TVLXBCQ3C </video> <video> The Breadth of MechE at MIT Description: Mechanical Engineering at MIT has expanded through the years from its traditional areas to encompass many emerging technologies, ideas, and principles – this breadth allows our department to confront multidisciplinary challenges, while embracing the core principles that have always defined our work. Across MechE, faculty and staff are engaging in cutting-edge research at the frontiers of mechanical engineering, with teaching and exploration at the intersection of engineering and physics, math, electronics, biology, computer science, and many other fields of study. From the nanoscale to the macroscale, across communities, climates, regions, and geographies, and from the ocean floor to the far reaches of space, there’s an incredible breadth of work underway in MechE at MIT. </video> <video> Play Seriously Episode 6: Yes, this episode is "Play Seriously". Description: Play se-ri-ous-ly: /plā/ /ˈsirēəslē/ To engage in a serious activity with earnest intent, not lightly or superficially, with a playful spirit of freedom and enjoyment. Yes, episode 6 is Play Seriously—the series namesake! Naturally, the episode is plenty playful AND it's serious. Professor Wallace explains why he believes in playing seriously. The episode and behind-the-scene backstories are on playseriously.com @ https://playseriously.com/#ep6, plus follow @mitplayseriously on Instagram for additional content! REQCZMD07CUW7DRD MB01YQFH7N4WIOW </video> <video> The MIT Mechanical Engineering Graduate Class of 2024 Description: Meet MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering students graduating with their master’s or doctoral degree in 2024. </video> <video> The Magic of Mechatronics Description: Mechatronics combines electrical and mechanical engineering, but above all else it’s about design. As a designer, says MIT Mechanical Engineering Professor David Trumper, who has been teaching 2.737 (Mechatronics) since the early 1990s, you have to be able to use your imagination. For students in the hands-on, lab-based class, the process of bringing ideas to life can feel a lot like magic. </video> <video> Mechanical Engineering History at MIT Description: Since MIT’s founding, mechanical engineers have led the charge in tackling the engineering challenges of the day – inventing new technologies, creating new fields of study, and educating generations of leaders in industry, government, and academia. Some of our earliest labs brought life to ideas and technologies that still influence the world, and our work, today. Here are some of the people, spaces, and ideas, that have shaped our department through the years. </video> <video> Play Seriously Episode 2: Have a plan and be ready to change it Description: In designing a 2.009 product, every team member will invest—really believe—in ideas that end up on the cutting board. How do we make such hard decisions, choosing with truthfulness and kindness? How do we achieve our best outcome? Episode 2: Have a plan and be ready to change it! Please watch, read backstories, and join Professor Wallace at https://playseriously.com/#ep2 or @mitplayseriously on Instagram REQCZMD07CUW7DRD MB01N79YOQE6G1P </video> <video> Pick and place with precision Description: MIT MechE researchers introduce an approach called SimPLE (Simulation to Pick Localize and placE), a method of precise kitting, or pick-and-place, in which a robot learns to pick, regrasp, and place objects using the object’s computer-aided design (CAD) model, and all without any prior experience or encounters with the specific objects. </video> <video> Play Seriously Episode 5: Goals are essential Description: Professor Wallace believes that it's our nature to imagine our future—what we want to be. But how to get there? The steps to our dreams begin in the here and now. Goals are essential, and it's time to act! See the episode and behind-the-scene backstories on playseriously.com @ https://playseriously.com/#ep5, and follow @mitplayseriously on Instagram for additional content! REQCZMD07CUW7DRD MB012LIQQ1XASQK </video> <video> MIT’s Pedaling Community Description: The MIT Bike Lab is a student-run bike shop that provides bike repair and maintenance services to the MIT community. Founded by Mechanical Engineering student Bianca Champenois SM ’22, the Bike Lab is a place for hands-on learning and problem solving, and it aims to motivate the community toward sustainable transportation practices. </video> <video> Play Seriously Episode 0: Introduction Description: The goal of Professor David Wallace’s teaching career has been to create learning environments that inspire the confidence to dream big, even audaciously. Please join David in episode 0 as he introduces ideas he’ll share in Play Seriously. We hope the series will help you imagine, take action, contribute, and feel great satisfaction on whatever road your passions may take you. Join the conversation on our website: https://playseriously.com This series is generously supported by the A. Neil (1964) and Jane Pappalardo Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Development Fund. </video> <video> Play Seriously Episode 1: Everything is an example Description: We are what we practice, and we teach what we are. See how Professor Wallace and the 2.009 build challenge bring this principle to life. We do it to build an audacious willingness to love what we do. Yes, it's fun! It's extreme, kind of crazy, and euphoric. We do it because Everything is an example. Watch, Go Deeper behind the scenes, and join the conversation with Professor Wallace at https://playseriously.com This series is generously supported by the A. Neil (1964) and Jane Pappalardo Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Development Fund. REQCZMD07CUW7DRD MB01BXBETBVNVXJ </video> <video> Play Seriously Episode 4: Everyone has something to teach Description: Improving means learning—and learning opportunities are all around us! We just need to have humility, curiosity, and respect to see them. Join Professor Wallace and Finnegan (?!) as they open doors to less obvious teachers and the idea that everyone has something to teach! See the episode and behind-the-scene backstories on playseriously.com @ https://playseriously.com/#ep4, and follow @mitplayseriously on Instagram for additional content! REQCZMD07CUW7DRD MB01L79SCCQXSPP </video>

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The MIT Mechanical Engineering YouTube channel shares stories about the people, culture, research, and education at MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering – MechE – embodies the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s motto mens et manus, “mind and hand,” as well as “heart” by combining analysis and hands-on discovery with a commitment to making the world a better place. By leveraging our strengths, we aspire to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our world – and train the next generation of mechanical engineers to develop creative products and solutions.

Information about accessibility can be found at http://accessibility.mit.edu

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