Ask the Experts

I am a future student in Michigan. I am looking to go to a community college for my associate's degree. The programs I am thinking about are Electrical Engineering Technology, Electro-mechanical Technology, or Mechatronics. I am wondering which has the best outlook and where it would be easier for me to find a well paying job, I admit the mechatronics sounds interesting but I am not sure where I could use that, or if it is even an asset as only an associates. I am very mechanically inclined and I have worked with robots in the past calibrating and light programming.

I would advise that you focus on EMT or Mechatronics (actually the same thing), as you will need the mechanical (and pneumatic) background that those programs offer. Robot programming and implementation is a good job prospect for future growth. - Erik

Erik Nieves from Plus One Robotics | 05/11/2009

erik.nieves@plusonerobotics.com