- Immersive co-op experiences in robotics, automation, and manufacturing companies or in organizations that support industry.
- Advanced course work and elective courses focus on the programming, control, sensors-vision systems, or machine learning/artificial intelligence in robotics and automation.
The robotics and automation option allows for specialized study in all engineering aspects of industrial and collaborative (cobots) robotics along with automation/controls. The option focuses on the primary areas of human machine interface (HMI), robot and machine mobility or locomotion, manipulators and end effectors, robot/automation programming, and sensing and perception. This option is part of the mechanical engineering technology BS degree.
Courses in Robotics and Automation
The robotics and automation option begins with a course sequence that starts in the third year of the mechanical engineering technology major. This ensures that you have developed the foundational engineering skills needed for specialization in more advanced course work that focuses on the principles and dynamics of robotics and automation. Courses in robotics and automation include Automation Control Systems, Robots and Automation, Advanced Automation Systems and Control, Robotics: Sensors and Vision, and Electronics Manufacturing.