​Dual Use Innovation Day (May 9, 2025 at MIT) is an invitation-only gathering of senior leaders, academic researchers, investors, and industry partners to showcase breakthrough dual-use innovations developed by MIT students. The event’s mission is to highlight technologies serving both military and civilian needs across aerospace, autonomous systems, construction technology, AI, and robotics.

​​Participants will explore cutting-edge projects spanning these domains. Highlights include MIT HAUS initiative in advanced construction, anomaly detection and wildfire monitoring tools developed through MIx collaborations with Nominal and Picogrid, and pioneering counter-air and maritime solutions from the UAx and UUx teams in the SOCOM-MIT course 15.362/6.9160. The day concludes with the SOCOM-MIT Iron Man Award – a nod to MIT’s own legendary tech alumnus – leaving attendees inspired by a future where bold innovation bridges the gap between civilian and defense sectors.

​Dual Use Innovation Day is presented by MIT Mission Innovation X.

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