This Tool Packs A Punch | What Is That Thing?

At MIT’s Pappalardo Lab, students turn ideas into reality through hands-on design and manufacturing. Lab director Danny Braunstein gives us a closer look at one of the tools that makes it all possible in What Is That Thing?

What IS that thing? It's a question you might find yourself asking a lot at MIT. From unusual gadgets and surprising materials to curious inventions and pieces of history, we're taking a closer look at the things that make MIT, well, MIT.

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