Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

),electrical engineering (EE), mechanical engineering (ME), or software engineering (SE).However, as an inherently multidisciplinary activity, no single discipline provides the breadthdemanded by robotics in the future. Realizing this, universities are now starting to offerundergraduate and graduate degrees in robotics. Worldwide, there are now approximately 10undergraduate programs and an equal number of graduate programs in robotics. Note that theintellectual basis for Robotics Engineering is integration – it is fundamentally a systemsengineering major that is grounded in CE, CS, EE, ME and SE. As such, it is well-positioned toeducate the “entrepreneurial/enterprising engineer” of the 21st century, the engineer who 1)knows everything, 2) can do