<p>Hello,
What would be the best major for a career in automation/robotics?</p>
<p>MechE or EE.</p>
<p>same problem here
cant decide a major
I really want to take CS(i am a good programmer) but i am totallly into robotics
I just cant live without robots
I want to take a major that would involve projects in robots and automation but at the same time i Want to earn more and have an upper hand in market</p>
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<p>You can come at robotics from a variety of disciplines, ME, EE, CE or CS from any university. You can study artificial intelligence and computer vision in a CS program.</p>
<p>Mechtronics is the current field of study for those interested in robotics. It combines mechanical, electrical, controls, and software as relates to robotics.
[Mechatronics</a> Engineering | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering](<a href=“http://uwaterloo.ca/mechanical-mechatronics-engineering/future-undergraduate-students/mechatronics-engineering]Mechatronics”>What is Mechatronics Engineering? | Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering)</p>
<p>CMU has a huge amount of robotics coursework and special degree offerings through the Robotics Institute.
[Robotics</a> Institute: Academic Programs](<a href=“http://www.ri.cmu.edu/ri_static_content.html?menu_id=273]Robotics”>http://www.ri.cmu.edu/ri_static_content.html?menu_id=273)</p>
<p>UC Santa Cruz
[UCSC</a> BS Robotics Engineering | Computer Engineering](<a href=“Computer Science and Engineering – Baskin School of Engineering”>http://ce.soe.ucsc.edu/academics/undergraduate/robobs)</p>