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You could check on availability of internships and jobs by posting your information (resume) in the Career Center section of RIA's robotics.org website. Also, assuming you are affiliated with a university and your university is not a member institution of RIA, your university could be encouraged to consider becoming a member of RIA. RIA can identify robotics industries that would be willing to sponsor a university (or a department in a university) by paying half of the membership dues (which I believe is $350). This opens up the door for exposure of the university's programs to many industries and professionals in the robotics field. This in turn will help placement of graduates as well as provide a conduit for collaboration between universities and industries in research and development projects. Best wishes.

You could check on availability jobs in the robotics field by posting your information (resume) in the Career Center section of RIA's robotics.org website. Also, assuming you are affiliated with a university and your university is not a member institution of RIA, your university could be encouraged to consider becoming a member of RIA. RIA can identify robotics industries that would be willing to sponsor a university (or a department in a university) by paying half of the membership dues (which I believe is $350). This opens up the door for exposure of the university's programs to many industries and professionals in the robotics field. This in turn will help placement of graduates as well as provide a conduit for collaboration between universities and industries in research and development projects. Best wishes.

You could check on availability of internships and jobs by posting your information (resume) in the Career Center section of RIA's robotics.org website. Also, assuming you are affiliated with a university and your university is not a member institution of RIA, your university could be encouraged to consider becoming a member of RIA. RIA can identify robotics industries that would be willing to sponsor a university (or a department in a university) by paying half of the membership dues (which I believe is $350). This opens up the door for exposure of the university's programs to many industries and professionals in the robotics field. This in turn will help placement of graduates as well as provide a conduit for collaboration between universities and industries in research and development projects. Best wishes.

Controls, kinematics, design, programming, simulation, and application (systems integration) are some of the areas within the robotics field. The categories may vary depending on which point of engineering you are viewing robotics from - mechanical, electrical, manufacturig or computer science.

The job prospects look decent based on some companies looking to automation as opposed to off-shoring.

You could check on availability of internships and jobs by posting your information (resume) in the Career Center section of RIA's robotics.org website. Also, assuming you are affiliated with a university and your university is not a member institution of RIA, your university could be encouraged to consider becoming a member of RIA. RIA can identify robotics industries that would be willing to sponsor a university (or a department in a university) by paying half of the membership dues (which I believe is $350). This opens up the door for exposure of the university's programs to many

One possible way to get into the robotics field could be by completing another B.S. degree at a university that is specializing in robotics. You could also consider a post graduate certification in robotics or a Master's degree in a field with a robotics specialty. Upon graduation from a program at a university that has an emphasis in robotics, you would then have access to job opportunies with robotics industries that typically go to such universities to fill positions in robotics and related areas. You can go to the website of Peterson's guide, for a list of such universities.

At Lake Superior State University in Michigan (www.lssu.edu/eng), in most situations for those having a technical degree from an accredited institution, you can finish another B.S. degree in Manufacturing by completing an additional 32 credits (typically in 2 semesters which is 8 months). Also, at LSSU, there is a post graduate certificate program available in robotics completable in 5 months.

One possible way to get into the robotics field could be by completing another B.S. degree at a university that is specializing in robotics. You could also consider a post graduate certification in robotics or a Master's degree in a field with a robotics specialty. Upon graduation from a program at a university that has an emphasis in robotics, you would then have access to job opportunies with robotics industries that typically go to such universities to fill positions in robotics and related areas. You can go to the website of Peterson's guide, for a list of such universities.

At Lake Superior State University in Michigan (www.lssu.edu/eng), in most situations for those having a technical degree from an accredited institution, you can finish another B.S. degree in Manufacturing by completing an additional 32 credits (typically in 2 semesters which is 8 months). Also, at LSSU, there is a post graduate certificate program available in robotics completable in 5 months.

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FYI, you could get a degree in engineering or technology in different fields (like Mechanical, Electrical, Conputer, Manufacturing) and specialize in robotics. Some universties provide this option. Lake Superior State in Michigan is one of them. For example, you can get an accredited BS degree in Mechanical Engineering with the robotics option/specialization. Best wishes.