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Robotics Engineering
Prof. Michael Gennert
Robotics Engineering Program Director
Fall 2016
Industrial Robotics
Technology
AA, AS @
Community College
Robotics Research
PhD @
Large Research
UniversityRobotics
Engineering
“Making useful robots,
Making robots useful”
Robotics Education Gap
2
Motivation for Robotics MajorGrowth in importance of Robotics
o Supply: Push of tech capability & cost
o Demand: Pull of needs & applications
K-12 interest in Robotics
o Offer students what they want
Great fit for WPI
o Strong CS, ECE, ME
o Project-based curricula
o FIRST Team 190 tradition
Leadership
3
Just do it!
2006
• Planning Committee & Advisory Board
• Approved by Depts, Faculty, Trustees
2007
• BS – Hoped for 15-20 students, got 80
2009
• MS
2011
• PhD 4
Our Vision for Robotics
Become an
• Exemplary, nationally recognized,
• Multidisciplinary center for
• Education, research, and innovation in
• Robotics
FacultyElectrical & Computer Engineering Computer Science
David Cyganski Mike CiaraldiJim Duckworth Eugene EberbachJie Fu Mike GennertFred Looft Carlo PinciroliBill Michalson Craig PutnamAlex Wyglinski Chuck Rich
Candy SidnerMechanical Engineering
Holly Ault Robotics Engineering (non-department)Toby Bergstrom Nick BertozziChris Brown Ken StaffordRaghvendra CowlagiMichael Demetriou Social Science & Policy StudiesGreg Fischer Jeanine SkorinkoCosme FurlongAllen Hoffman Humanities & ArtsJane Li Scott BartonCagdas Onal
Robotics Resource Center (non-faculty)Physics Brad Miller
Marko Popovic Colleen Shaver
Goals
o BS
– Goal: Educate engineers for 21st century
– Grow robotics industry: Supply talent, Start companies
o MS
– Goal: Technical Leadership
– Expand robotics industry: Systems thinking
o PhD
– Goal: Research Leadership
– Advance robotics: Knowledge, Capabilities
People
Research
Systems,
Products
Key Ideas
o Multidisciplinary: CS / ECE / ME
o Spiral Curriculum: – Intro to Robotics
– Unified Robotics I-IV• Actuation, Sensing, Manipulation, Navigation
o Social Implications
o Entrepreneurship & the enterprising engineer
o Project-based
o New-fangled & old-fashioned engineeringIt’s never “Not my job!”
Principles
o Clearly articulated objectives
o Broadly-based
o Flexible
o 4 years
o Consistent w/ WPI educational philosophy
o Accreditable
CoursesUndergraduateRBE1001 Intro to Robotics
RBE2001 Unified 1: Actuation
RBE2002 Unified 2: Sensing
RBE3001 Unified 3: Manipulation
RBE3002 Unified 4: Navigation
ME/RBE4322 Mechatronics
ME/RBE4815 Industrial Automation
GraduateRBE500 Foundations
ME/RBE501 Dynamics
RBE502 Robotic Control
ME5204/RBE510 Multi-Robot Sys
RBE520 Biomechanics & Robotics
CS/RBE526 Human-Robot Interaction
CS/RBE549 Computer Vision
RBE550 Motion Planning
ME5205/RBE580 Biomedical Robotics
RBE594 Capstone Proj Experience
RBE595 Special Topics• Adv. Robot Navigation
• Adv. Robotic Parallel & Walking Mechanisms
• Deep Learning for Adv. Robotic Perception
• Formal Methods in Robotics
• Smart Materials & Actuation
• Soft Robotics
• Space & Planetary Robotics
Undergraduate Curriculum
Intro CoursesCS, ECE, ME
Unified Robotics 1-4Power, Sensing, Manipulation, Navigation
Advanced Courses
Other
Courses
Senior Capstone Project
Graduate Curriculum
Foundations of Robotics
Robot Dynamics
Robot Control
Advanced Courses
Capstone Design:
MS Thesis/Project/Practicum
Additional Courses/Research/
PhD Dissertation
MS
PhD
Systems
Engineering
or Manag’t
Enrollment
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
AY 06-07 AY 07-08 AY 08-09 AY 09-10 AY10-11 AY 11-12 AY 12-13 AY 13-14 AY 14-15 AY 15-16 AY 16-17
RBE MS, PhD
RBE BS
13
RBE Undergraduate Lab
MQPs
• New England, and Massachusetts in particular, houses a strong and
growing Robotics industry.
– Sales exceed $2 billion
– Employ 2,500 in Massachusetts
– 40% companies are startups or less than 6 years old
– Average annual growth rate 47%
– 90% of all hires are local hires
– 70% plan to hire in next 1–2 years
The Robotics Industry“The epicenter of Robotics is in New England.”
--Helen Greiner (iRobot, CyPhy Works)
Jobs & Internships
Robotics ResearchSensing & Manipulation
Autonomy & Navigation
Odometry & Mapping
Soft Robotics
Human-Robot Interaction
Biomedical Robotics
Manufacturing
AssistiveRobotics
WPI Robotics: Then and now2006 2016
Courses 1 20
Labs 1 10
Faculty 1 12 core + 19 assoc
Students 0 ~360 undergrad~160 graduate~400 alumni
Degrees - BS, MS (+ online), PhD, minor, grad certificate
Research - Funded byDARPA, AFRL, ONR, NIH, NSF, NASA, Industry
How to Win with Academic Progs
Academic Merit
Business Merit
Politics
No Champion,
No Project.
No Exceptions.
- SRI CEO Curt Carlson
o Robotics is a viable major
o Attracts top students, faculty
o Graduates winners
o Must collaborate & communicate
o Curriculum is challenging, fundamentally sound
o Administration support is critical
o Accreditable by ABET
o Be bold
oRobotics is Awesome!
Lessons Learned
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