Flying Mortarboard Drone: Mark Rober Tells MIT 2023 Graduates To Throw Themselves Into the Unknown — The engineer and YouTuber |
After his 2023 Commencement address, Mark Rober affixed his mortarboard to a drone and sent it soaring over the Great Dome. His remarks and grand finale drew a standing ovation from the crowd. Credit: Gretchen ErtlAt the OneMIT Commencement ceremony on June 1, Mark Rober — engineer, inventor, and YouTuber — urged’s graduating class to cultivate a sense of optimism and collaboration, and, in our uncertain world, to “pick what you think is the best path and just move forward.
Rober’s address was followed by remarks from MIT President Sally Kornbluth, who suggested the Institute’s new graduates cultivate “curiosity and a sense of larger purpose” while finding their pursuits in life. Stephen D. Baker ’84 MArch ’88 led the procession of faculty and administration to the stage carrying the ceremonial golden mace. MIT President Sally Kornbluth walked on his right, and Corporation Chair Diane Greene SM ’78 walked on his left. Credit: Gretchen Ertl
As a second nugget of advice, Rober advised graduates to “frame your failures” in order to learn from them without being too stressed by them — as one might in a casual setting like video gaming, where people are unselfconsciously motivated to improve. We have evolved as cooperative creatures, he noted, and should “positively apply confirmation bias to [our] relationships. If you assume good intentions on the part of your friends and family, and you tell yourself you’re lucky to have them, your brain will naturally work to find evidence to support that.”
“You learned and created and explored in ways no one at MIT had ever done — all while caring for your friends, your families and yourselves, through a long struggle none of us were prepared for,” Kornbluth said. Fifty years after their own graduation, members of the Class of 1973 attended the ceremony as special guests, wearing signature hats and red jackets. Credit: Gretchen Ertl
Members of the Class of 2023 celebrated on the front steps of MIT’s entrance at 77 Massachusetts Avenue. Credit: Jake Belcher
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