<p>I just got a post card from WPI that they have a new undergrad degree in Robotics Engineering and it sounds very interesting. It says it is a combo of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering plus computer science. </p>
<p>Does anybody know if this is a commonly accepted major? Are there jobs? Is it too specialized? Would I be better off sticking to Comp Eng (which is what I think I want to do)?</p>
<p>yeah I'd be interested in that too.</p>
<p>Many colleges with engineering programs have robotics engineering courses that can be taken as part of getting a mechnical, electrical or computer engineering degree. I would have second thoughts about going for a more specialized degree in robotics engineering because that automatically means you are narrowing your market for employment after graduation, i.e., it is better to stick with the more general, recognized areas such as mechanical or electrical engineering because those are sought after by more employers than ones that might be interested in soemone with a robotics engineering degree.</p>
<p>As Drusba said, it is usually better to study a broader engineering field such as Mechanical or Electrical and then go into Robotics at the graduate level, in order to still maintain flexibility.</p>
<p>Of course if your heart is set on Robotics then by all means go ahead and study it but realize that the Robotics industry isn't as large as the general engineering industry.</p>