MIT’s robotic optics lab built a working laser cavity in 50 maneuvers and under 30 minutes; when researchers moved components, it realigned them automatically with micron-scale precision
Representative Image (AI-generated) A robot has assembled a working tabletop laser cavity in less than 30 minutes, handling the precise alignment usually done manually. Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT’s) researchers have developed a reconfigurable robotic optics laboratory that can pick up and position mirrors, lenses and other components, fine-tune them with micron-scale precision and even…
