Robotics Option - Electrical Engineering

Rochester Institute of Technology

United States of America, Rochester

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Rochester Institute of Technology

United States of America , Rochester

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Application Fee

USD 65

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines2-Sep-2023

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

USD 75,390 / year

Next Intake 2-Sep-2023

Robotics Option - Electrical Engineering

About

Immersive co-op experiences in companies and organizations that design robots and robotic devices, or develop, design, and implement robotic systems.
Advanced course work and elective courses provide a deep understanding of robotics and robotic systems, including AI, machine learning, and more.
A two-semester multidisciplinary senior design project focused on designing, developing, implementing, or advancing robotics design or robotics systems.

Self-driving cars, military surveillance robots, surgical robots, robotic welding, smart manufacturing, and collaborative robots. These are all examples of robotics used in everyday life, where robots were developed to assist humans, work with humans, carry out jobs too dangerous for people, or perform tasks with an exact precision unattainable by humans.

The robotics option provides you with the theoretical and practical skills required to design robots and robotic devices. You'll study advanced programming, design of robotic systems, kinematics and dynamics of robotics manipulators, mobile robots, intelligent robots, autonomous robots, localization and mapping, artificial intelligence, and more. The robotic option is part of the electrical engineering BS degree.

Advanced Courses in Robotics

The robotics option includes advanced elective courses designed to provide a depth of understanding in robotics and robotic systems, with elective courses such as Robotics Systems, Principles of Robotics, Advanced Robotics, and Biorobotics/Cybernetics. Students in the robotics option students may also take robotics-related elective courses such as Artificial Intelligence Explorations, Pattern Recognition, Digital Signal Processing, and Digital Image Processing.

Multidisciplinary Senior Design

Multidisciplinary Senior Design is a two-course sequence in your final year of study. It's a capstone learning experience that integrates engineering theory, principles, and processes within a collaborative team environment. Multidisciplinary student teams follow an engineering design process, which includes assessing customer needs, developing engineering specifications, generating and evaluating concepts, choosing an approach, completing systems and subsystems designs, and implementing the design to the extent feasible, for example by building and testing a prototype or implementing a chosen set of improvements to a process. For this design project, you will apply the knowledge you have learned in the classroom and from your co-op experiences. Students in the robotics option are expected to work on a design project that focuses on designing, developing, or advancing an aspect of robotics.

Entry Requirements

For all bachelor’s degree programs, a strong performance in a college preparatory program is expected. Generally, this includes:

4 years of English
3 years of social studies and/or history
3-4 years of mathematics
- Specific math requirements are detailed by college below
2-3 years of science
- Specific science requirements are detailed by college below
Completion of a High School Diploma or its equivalence

Homeschooled Students
RIT has a history of admitting academically talented students from homeschool settings. In the absence of consistent homeschooling standards nationally and globally, guidelines have been developed for homeschooled students seeking RIT admission.

Career

Cooperative Education

What's different about an RIT education? It's the career experience you gain by completing cooperative education and internships with top companies in every single industry. You'll earn more than a degree. You'll gain real-world career experience that sets you apart.

Co-ops and internships take your knowledge and turn it into know-how. Your engineering co-ops will provide hands-on experience that enables you to apply your engineering knowledge in professional settings while you make valuable connections between classwork and real-world applications.

All engineering majors are required to complete four blocks (48 weeks) of cooperative education experience. For students in the robotics option, you are encouraged to complete co-ops in companies and organizations that develop, design, or implement robotic systems. A sampling of companies that hire RIT students for co-ops and for full-time employment include Tesla, Boston Dynamics, Amazon Robotics, SpaceX, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Intel, iRobot, Johnson and Johnson, BAE Systems, General Motors, Vicor Corp, Argo AI, and more.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

USD 75,390

Application Fee

USD 65

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Ways to Apply

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