April 2026

Generative AI Can Help

Robots 'See' Through Objects

Researchers from MIT are working to help robots “see” through obstacles. The team has developed a machine vision method based on generative AI (GenAI) that allows for more accurate shape reconstructions and will enable robots to better grasp and manipulate hidden objects.

The wireless machine vision technology uses millimeter wave (mmWave) sensing —the same signals used in Wi-Fi — to reconstruct objects hidden from view. GenAI can improve the sensing of hidden objects by ‘filling in’ the data gaps that usually occur with mmWave technology, which typically only generates a partial reconstruction of an object, leaving only the top surface visible.

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