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Melodie M. Kao ’10 checks over her robot’s code on the day of the competition.

Eletha J. Flores ‘10 and Ayman S. Abu Shirbi ’09 calibrate their robot.

Alex St. Claire ‘08, Matt Robertson ‘08, and Yaim Cooper ‘07 showcase their robots to spectators.

A team’s robot attempts to avoid obstructions in the playing field.

David N. Rogers, assistant dean and director of Fraternities, Sororities, and Independent Living Groups, shows Yuan K. Shen G the proper method of cutting meat at Charm School on Feb. 2.

Team “Leeeeroooy Jenkins” and team “My Other Programming Language is Scheme” describe their stategies prior to starting a virtual scrimmage in this year’s Battlecode Final Tournament. Eight teams qualified for the fin...

Katherine J. Hollenbach ’07 of “Ringo Star” places their robot on the field and prepares to start it up.

Helen H. Liang ’08 of “Three Blind Mice” places her robot, Paul, on the 6.270 playing field.

Lisa M. Nakano ’08, Andy L. Lin ’08, and Mavis Li ’08 of team “Alphalpha” cheer on their robot as it competes in one of the final rounds of the 6.270 competition.

The competition was entertaining for participants and audience members alike. People watched the bots on two large screens in room 26-100.

Dany M. Qumsiyeh ’07 (left) and Mark M. Tobenkin ’07 (right) leave Kresge stage after winning the 2007 6.370 Final Tournament. Their team, “My Other Programming Language is Scheme,” beat “Battletoads” in the competion.

Gary M. Matthias ’08 inspects his team’s robot before a match. Team Supernova ended up taking second place.

Team 31’s Evan D. Gerard ’08 and Dan L. Lopuch ’08 bring the robots to organizer Julia M. Dennett’s ’08 (left) attention.

Julie Shi ’08 and Sergio Haro ’08 celebrate as they win the 6.270 Autonomous Robot Design competition.

Nancy Hua '07, a foilist, scores a touch against her first Tufts University opponent. The MIT men's and women's fencing teams hosted 11 teams this past Sunday, Feb. 4 for the MIT Invitational, a fencing tournament hel...

Trevor T. Chang '07 attacks a Yeshiva University opponent during his first bout of the men's épée team's second round of competition. The MIT men's and women's fencing teams hosted 11 teams this past Sunday, Feb. 4 fo...

Fencing Head Coach Jaroslav Koniusz has a spirited talk with foilist Spencer R. Sugimoto '08 during a time out. The MIT men's and women's fencing teams hosted 11 teams this past Sunday, Feb. 4 for the MIT Invitational...

2.670 professor Douglas P. Hart adjusts Alison S. Greenlee's '09 Stirling engine just before the final spin-off on Friday, Feb. 2.

Daniel E. Klenk '09 (right) examines his heavily modified engine as the engine RPMs are measured by Daniel T. Schultz '07. It clocked in at the fastest speed in the room, 980 RPM.

After lighting the flames under their engines, the 2.670 class watches as their creations warm up and purr to life.

Associate Professor James L. Sherley talks to supporters and passersby during his “Walk the Talk” hunger strike to end alleged racial discrimination by Institute administrators. Sherley has vowed to hold a vigil outsi...

"If it doesn't explode, it'll go really fast." Assistant Matthew "Smalltime" S. Humbert '08 adjusts the quad-cylinder franken-Stirling engine with double-speed flywheel. It was not working by the time of the spin-off.

One of the factors in engine speed is temperature, and here Michael A. Carvajal '09 holds his hands to keep the heat in close to three running engines — all getting a boost from an extra burner in the center.

Associate Professor of Biological Engineering James L. Sherley speaks to a small crowd of about twenty outside President Hockfield’s office. To protest his being denied tenure at MIT — a decision Sherley says was moti...