T ype 1 diabetes mellitus presents a significant challenge to patients, as it involves integrating treatment into daily life to compensate for the inability to produce insulin to meet regular metabolic needs. The risks of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia are obstacles to patients trying to achieve and maintain healthy blood glucose levels. Type 1 patients must be attuned to their treatment needs in order to avoid such risks, which can prove very difficult with inevitably varied lifestyles. Certain technological advances, such as the continuous glucose monitor and subcutaneous insulin infusion pumps, have aided to ease the burden of blood glucose control, but patients are still expected to intervene and ultimately are still susceptible to lapses in effective treatment. The development of the artificial pancreas (AP) is being pursued to combat this burden. Significant advancements in the development of closed-loop AP have made its use in the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus in real-world settings more feasible. A closed-loop AP system consists of a continuous glucose monitor, subcutaneous insulin infusion pump, and an automated control algorithm to bridge the communication gap between the two devices. To date, a number of promising AP clinical trials have taken place to test the safety and efficacy of closed-loop systems. Current studies are now beginning to transition from more inpatient to outpatient settings of larger sample sizes and longer durations, and initial studies of nonsupervised use of AP systems at home in real-life environments have already been performed. As technology and positive evidence for closed-loop therapy progresses, attitudes of acceptance toward the use of AP by patients in the real world are growing as well (1). Single-hormone, closed-loop systems are close to becoming a reality in the world of treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, signaling AP research to transition its focus to the development of closed-loop, bihormonal systems. Our aim in this article is to present a few of the most important studies related to closed-loop AP published within the previous year.