| Technology Matrix(5X5) | Matter (M) | Energy (E) | Information (I) | Value (V) | Organisms (L) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transform / Process (1) | [2LCNF] [3WEC] [2WTG] [3FOWTG][2RE] [3EAPA] [2EHP] [2SSG] [2GTP] [3TCC] [2IPS] [3IMG] |
[2EOS] [3OSSA] [2SASOT] [3S3DCAM] [2SHSS] [3BOTRDR] [2WHM] [2GREAT] |
[2PLG ] |
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| Transport / Distribute (2) |
[2EVCT] |
[2SEA] [2SPA] [2AUV] [2SDC] [3SLC] [2SC5GNTN][2FSOC] |
[2EVL ] [2SUIT] |
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| Store / House (3) | [2CFTS] | [1PHROS] [3ESB] [1RBESS] | [3RF] | [2NZEB] | ||
| Exchange / Trade (4) | [2AISA] [2HDS] [3CSM] | [2VRE] | [3RPM] | ||||
| Control / Regulate (5) | [3SB] [2BV] [2HSR] | [3BAS] [2HSR] | [2RS] [2ASGT] [2MRH] [5ROPP] [2AIAR] [2AINV] [2AMOA] | [2RPS ] |
[3BDES] |
Welcome to Technology Roadmapping and Development at MIT. Technology roadmaps show the current state, targets and pathway to the future for technologies created by humans. The roadmaps shown here were created by students in 16.887-EM.427 starting in 2019 using a common approach and structure. This main page contains a list of the 37 existing roadmaps, their classification into a 5x5 taxonomy and a “how to” guide for getting started quickly. Roadmaps are presented in a Wikipedia style format which is easy to read and cross-reference.
Level 5 Roadmaps
[5ROPP] - Remote Operated Processing Platform
Level 4 Roadmaps
[4AIX] - Adsorption and Ion Exchange
[4DAA] Detect And Avoid Autonomous Augmentation System
[4SMS] - Interplanetary SmallSats
[4VEM] - Variable Emissivity Materials for Spacecraft
Level 3 Roadmaps
[3ADC] - Adaptive Cockpit
[3AMR] - Autonomous Mobile Robots for Enhancing Warehouse Logistics
[3BAS] - Building Automation System
[3BDES] - Bioelectronic Devices for Electrical Stimulation
[3CSM] - Continuous Security Monitoring
[3DAC] - Direct Air Capture
[3EAPA] - Electric Aircraft Propulsion Architectures
[3ESB] - Energy Storage via Battery
[3FOWTG] - Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Generator
[3HTV] Hypersonic Transport Vehicles
[3IMG] - Integrated Motors and Generators for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft
[3MIM] - Mars In-Situ Mining
[3OSSA] - Optical Payload for Space Situational Awareness
[3OORR] - On Orbit Refueling and Repositioning
[3PFPA] - Pulsed Field-Reversed Configuration (FRC) Plasmoid Accelerator
[3BOTRDR] - Radar for Autonomous Vehicles & Mobile Robots
[3RPM] - Reverse Procurement Markets
[3RF] - Random Forest
[3SC] - Superconducting Cable
[3SB] - Space Booms
[3SLC] - Space Laser Communication
[3S3DCAM] - Smart 3D Camera
[3TCC] - Two-Stage Cryogenic Cooler
[3ULTS] - Ultrasonography in Periordontology
[3WEC] - Wave Energy Conversion
Level 2 Roadmaps
[2AINV] - AI Agents for Inventory Management
[2AMOA] - Agentic AI Mathematical Optimization Assistant
[2AISA] - AI Software Agent
[2AUV] - Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
[2ASGT] - Autonomous System for Ground Transport
[2ACP] - Autonomy in the Corn Production System
[2AETA] - Autonomous eVTOL Transport Aircraft
[2AHC] - Aircraft powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells
[2AIAR] - Computer-Aided Detection Leveraging Machine Learning and Augmented Reality
[2BV] - Ballistic Vests
[2BEV] - Battery Electric Vehicle Platforms
[2BaaS-SC] - Blockchain as a Service for Supply Chain
[2CFTS] - Cryogenic Fuel Tanks in Space
[2DTT] - Digital Twin for Aircraft Manufacturing Facility (Embraer)
[2DTT] - Digital Twins in Supply Chain
[2DVD] - Data Visualization Dashboards
[2EHP] - Electric Heat Pumps
[2EVL] - Electric Vertical take off and Landing
[2EVCT] - Electric Vehicle Charging Technology
[2FSOC] - Free Space Optical Communications
[2GREAT] - Ground Based Radar For Space Situational Awareness
[2GTP] - Geothermal Power Plant
[2HDS] - Healthcare Data Security
[2HSR] - High Speed Rail Safety
[2HSR] - Humanoid Robots for Search and Rescue
[2HFC] - Proton Exchange Membrane Hydrogen Fuel Cells
[2HPISHTGR] - Hydrogen Production by IS process using a High-Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor
[2INV] - Supply Chain Management (Inventory) System
[2IPS] - (Radio)Isotope Power Systems
[2LGM] - Lab Grown Meat
[2LCNF] - Laser Confined Nuclear Fusion
[2MRV] - Messenger RNA Vaccine
[2MNFR] - Mobile Nuclear Fission Reactors
[2MRH] - Mixed Reality Headset
[2MPP] - Mycelium Processing and Packaging
[2NZEB] - Net Zero Energy Building
[2ODSM] - On Demand Spare Manufacturing
[2PLG] - Plant Genetics
[2PEMEPG] - Proton Exchange_Membrane (PEM)_Electrolyzer Plant at Grid Scale#FOM_of PEM electrolyzer plants
[2PHA] - PHA Bioplastics Manufacturing
[2PBOGS] - Plasma-based Oxygen Generation in Space
[2RFC] - Radio Frequency Counter UAS System
[2RS] - Recommendation Systems
[2RPS] - Retail Payment Systems
[2RE] - Rocket Engines
[2RPO] - Satellite Autonomous Systems for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations
[2SUIT] - Lunar EVA Space Suit
[2SEA] - Solar Electric Aircraft
[2SLS] - Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printer
[2SAF] - Sustainable Aviation Fuel
[2SPA] - Solar Powered HALE Aircraft
[2SDC] - Satellite Data Communication
[2SASOT] - Sparse Aperture Space Optical Telescope
[2SHSS] - Soil Health Sensing System
[2SEP] - Space Electric Propulsion
[2SSG] - Sustainable Syngas
[2SC5GNTN] - Satellite Communications 5G NTN
[2SSP] - Space-based Solar Power
[2SHELM] - Spacesuit Helmet
[2VRE] - VR for Education
[2WHFWT] - Wearable Health Fitness Watches
[2WTG] - Wind Turbine Generator
[2ZGAM] - Zero Gravity Additive Manufacturing
Level 1 Roadmaps
[LPBF] - Laser Powder Bed Fusion - Metal
[1LV] - Orbital Launch Vehicles
[1NCF] - Nuclear Fusion
[1PHROS] - Integrated and Co-located Pumped Hydro Reverse Osmosis System
[1QCAIML] Quantum Computing for Artifical Intelligence and Machine Learning
[1RBESS] - Residential Battery Energy Storage Systems
[1SLV] - Small Launch Vehicles