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3. Worcester Polytechnic institute launched its first robotics degree program in 2006

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1. The word was coined in 1941
2. Archytas created the first robot with bird
3.Amazon uses robots

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1.Robot sales boosted last year
2. Community colleges are adding robotics programs to their education system
3. There are more than a million robots

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When we think of a robot, many of us might envision something like Rosie the robot maid from the Jetsons cartoon, a machine designed to do its owner's bidding with varying degrees of competence and sass.

In reality, robots are high-performance machines with a tight grip on our economy and our future, and as they make their way into new industries, there's a growing demand for skilled workers to build, operate, and service them.

While many blue-collar and even some white-collar jobs may be filled by robots, especially in manufacturing, a new set of jobs are being created.

According to data from the Robotic Industry Association, the market for industrial robots continues to rise. This year has seen record pace for robot sales, compared to previous years, with automotive, food, and consumer goods manufacturers driving the largest growth in orders.

"The first half of 2014 is a record for industrial robot sales," says Bob Doyle, director of communications for the Robotics Industry Association. "Automotive is strong, but the market share for automotive is decreasing while other industries are ordering more robots because they now realize the benefits of newer robotics technology."

However, as more robots enter the workforce, companies that use them face a shortage of workers with the skills to program and maintain the complex machinery. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for qualified robotics engineers is expected to grow by as much as 13 percent through 2018.

"We are seeing many of our member companies who can't find properly trained employees," Doyle says.

To prepare workers, community colleges and universities are adding curriculum around robotic manufacturing aimed at undergrads and adult learners.

"Some community colleges have had an established program for a long time, and some are forming programs right now to meet the need," Doyle says.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts has had robotics education and research programs for more than 30 years, and launched its first robotics degree program in 2007. Now students can earn a master's degree in robotics online. Researchers at WPI are concentrating on healthcare robotics, including a surgical robot that's guided by images from an MRI scan.

In fall 2014, the UM Dearborn College of Engineering and Computer Science began offering a bachelor of science degree in robotics engineering, making it the nation's fifth undergraduate robotics engineering program.

"The field of robotics engineering is booming. It promises to be the next growing frontier for engineers," says Yi Lu Murphey, chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UM.

"Our B.S.E. in robotics engineering will give students the hands-on experience they need for a broad range of career options, including the development of startup companies in robotics engineering and the growing robotics industry in southeast Michigan and throughout the nation."

Today's growth is coming from robotics staples like manufacturing, including autonomous cars and military applications. But as robots become smaller, smarter and more mobile, experts expect growth in other fields such as education, security, home entertainment and human assistance, Murphey adds.

And robotics workers can come from a variety of institutions and have very diverse backgrounds.

In eastern Tennessee, for instance, high-school students can take classes as juniors at the Northfield Workforce Development & Conference Center at Spring Hill, learning basic industrial maintenance skills. After graduation they can take their skills to one of many automotive plants in the area as well as earn an associate degree in mechatronics at Columbia Community College, good preparation for a job working with robotics at the nearby General Motors plant and beyond.

Further south, at the Alabama Aviation Center, students are trained and awarded an Airframe & Powerplant certification for working on aircraft.

"Those graduates are also highly prized for their technical skills and attention to detail," says Jay Harbert, division director for the Alabama Aviation Center.

About the Author

Gary Wollenhaupt

Gary Wollenhaupt is a freelance writer covering innovation in manufacturing, marketing, and sustainable green building technology.

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Robotics Engineer : The Career of the Future is Here Now!

ROBOTICS ENGINEER. One career that is rapidly gaining attention is robotics. A field of engineering that deals with design and application of robots, the use of computer for their manipulation and processing, robotics engineering is becoming a career choice for many students. Aside from the fact that it sounds cool, several industries are currently using the principles and technology of robots in manufacturing processes, finance and even business models. Robotics is also used in the field of nuclear science, sea-exploration, servicing of transmission electric signals, designing of bio-medical equipment, automotive, aerospace, metals, nuclear, mining, textile, and computer industries, among others.

"an engineer must determine the particular needs of each application and customize their designs accordingly."

Such an engineer must determine the particular needs of each application and customize their designs accordingly. Robotics requires the application of computer integrated manufacturing, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, biological mechanics, software engineering and the like, which is why a great deal of skill and interest is necessary to become good at it.

Also called mechanical engineers or robot engineers, these engineers use the principles of mechanical, manufacturing and electrical engineering to design and test robots and its automated systems. They also develop new programs and applications, and design, test, and build robots that are productive and safe to operate, and practical to purchase and maintain. They also prepare specifications for the robot's capabilities as they relate to the work environment.

These specialists are also responsible for developing cost proposals, efficiency studies, and quality control reports. As such, they must possess a strong knowledge in math, engineering, computers and science. Roboticists work with their hands, and use computer-aided design and drafting and computer-aided manufacturing systems. To become a such an engineer, one generally needs at least a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, because robotics technology draws on the expertise of many different engineering disciplines. Engineers who specialize in robotics often have degrees in mechanical, manufacturing, electrical, electronic, or industrial engineering.

Some colleges and universities now offer robotics engineering degrees. Robotics courses typically include training in hydraulics and pneumatics, CADD/CAM systems, numerically controlled systems, microprocessors, integrated systems, and logic. Some other courses that these majors take include electrical theory, electronics, robotics theory, robotics laboratory, design and development, engineering and machine automation. Students in a this engineering program can specialize in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing or industrial engineering.

Students earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with their chosen specialty, which usually takes four to five years of study. Some colleges also offer work-study programs in which students receive on-the-job training while still in school. Most universities that offer robotics courses have well-equipped labs with lasers and CADD/CAM equipment. These students can also advance their careers by going to graduate school and earning a Master of Science in Engineering with a robotics specialty. Some universities and colleges that offer robotics engineering courses are the following:

In terms of future opportunities, the employment outlook for robotics engineers is very good. Increasing use of robots is expected in many different manufacturing industries, with the military and research institutes as major sources. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has already forecast a need for more than eight hundred thousand people in this high-growth field to design, maintain, and operate robots. Graduates can find many job opportunities with manufacturing companies, military agencies and private organizations. Most of these engineers are employed by private robot manufacturers or robot users. Some engineers work in military and space programs. Others work for colleges, universities or vocational and trade schools.

This author has noted that although there is no easy path to a college degree, he has been told that degrees outside of the United States, especially in many European countries, are easier to come by and with a lot less work. Many European colleges and universities also offer a year of on the job training as part of a four or five year degree.

With continuing education, robotics engineers can move on to become robotics managers or directors of automation. Some robot engineers advance by moving into robot sales or by starting their own robotics consulting firms. They can, with a graduate degree can earn a higher salary and gain advancement within the company as senior operating engineers leading a research and design team. A typical salary ranges between $50,000 to $60,000 per year. Not bad for a seriously cool job.

Robotics Engineering: Carnegie Mellon, The Robotics Institute

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Although the science of only came about in the 20 th century, the history of human-invented automation has a much lengthier past. In fact, the ancient Greek engineer Hero of Alexandria, produced two texts, Pneumatica and Automata, that testify to the existence of hundreds of different kinds of "wonder" machines capable of automated movement. Of course, robotics in the 20 th and 21 st centuries has advanced radically to include machines capable of assembling other machines and even robots that can be mistaken for human beings.

The word , such as CNC. Robots have found uses in a wide variety of industries due to their robust resistance capabilities and precision function. robotics was inadvertently coined by science fiction author Isaac Asimov in his 1941 story "Liar!" Science fiction authors throughout history have been interested in man's capability of producing self-motivating machines and lifeforms, from the ancient Greek myth of Pygmalion to Mary Shelley's Dr. Frankenstein and Arthur C. Clarke's HAL 9000. Essentially, a robot is a re-programmable machine that is capable of movement in the completion of a task. Robots use special coding that differentiates them from other machines and

Many sources attest to the popularity of automatons in ancient and Medieval times. Ancient Greeks and Romans developed simple automatons for use as tools, toys, and as part of religious ceremonies. Predating modern robots in industry, the Greek God Hephaestus was supposed to have built automatons to work for him in a workshop. Unfortunately, none of the early automatons are extant.

In the Middle Ages, in both Europe and the Middle East, automatons were popular as part of clocks and religious worship. The Arab polymath Al-Jazari (1136-1206) left texts describing and illustrating his various mechanical devices, including a large elephant clock that moved and sounded at the hour, a musical robot band and a waitress automaton that served drinks. In Europe, there is an automaton monk extant that kisses the cross in its hands. Many other automata were created that showed moving animals and humanoid figures that operated on simple cam systems, but in the 18 th century, automata were understood well enough and technology advanced to the point where much more complex pieces could be made. French engineer Jacques de Vaucanson is credited with creating the first successful biomechanical automaton, a human figure that plays a flute. Automata were so popular that they traveled Europe entertaining heads of state such as Frederick the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte

The Industrial Revolution and the increased focus on mathematics, engineering and science in England in the Victorian age added to the momentum towards actual robotics. Charles Babbage (1791-1871) worked to develop the foundations of computer science in the early-to-mid nineteenth century, his most successful projects being the difference engine and the analytical engine. Although never completed due to lack of funds, these two machines laid out the basics for mechanical calculations. Others such as Ada Lovelace recognized the future possibility of computers creating images or playing music.

Automata continued to provide entertainment during the 19 th century, but coterminous with this period was the development of steam-powered machines and engines that helped to make manufacturing much more efficient and quick. Factories began to employ machines to either increase work loads or precision in the production of many products.

In 1920, Karel Capek published his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), which introduced the word "robot." It was taken from an old Slavic word that meant something akin to "monotonous or forced labor." However, it was thirty years before the first industrial robot went to work. In the 1950s, George Devol designed the Unimate, a robotic arm device that transported die castings in a General Motors plant in New Jersey, which started work in 1961. Unimation, the company Devol founded with robotic entrepreneur Joseph Engelberger, was the first robot manufacturing company. The robot was originally seen as a curiosity, to the extent that it even appeared on The Tonight Show in 1966. Soon, robotics began to develop into another tool in the industrial manufacturing arsenal.

Robotics became a burgeoning science and more money was invested. Robots spread to Japan, South Korea and many parts of Europe over the last half century, to the extent that projections for the 2011 population of industrial robots are around 1.2 million. Additionally, robots have found a place in other spheres, as toys and entertainment, military weapons, search and rescue assistants, and many other jobs. Essentially, as programming and technology improve, robots find their way into many jobs that in the past have been too dangerous, dull or impossible for humans to achieve. Indeed, robots are being launched into space to complete the next stages of extraterrestrial and extrasolar research.

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1. The salary is from 64,000 to 96,000
2.  There were once myths that robots will take place of humans
3.  Also called "Mechatronics"
This is Talos, a mythical robot

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Robotics Engineer 101

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1. Idea originally created by the Hero of Alexandria writing "Automata" and "Pneumata"
2. A bachelor degree is needed
3. Tesla uses them to build cars

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Designs and builds robots to achieve  certain tasks