What engineering course for making robots?

Question by John Seemore:

What engineering course for making robots?

I'm in the UK and I really wanted to do mechatronics at kings, but all their engineering courses are being dropped next year! The options i have left are either mechanical engineering or electronic engineering.

Could someone advise me which course would be more suitable for making robots as a career.

I've asked the unis and they suggest mechanical, but i heard it is more focused on making engines rather than control systems and all the other stuff you need to know to be able to build high tech, electro-mechanical devices.

Any help would be greeeaaatly appreciated!

Thanks!




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Its Robotics.
Robotics

Another area of computer science that has found wide practical use is roboticsâ€"the design and development of computer controlled mechanical devices. Robots range in complexity from toys to automated factory assembly lines, and relieve humans from tedious, repetitive, or dangerous tasks. Robots are also employed where requirements of speed, precision, consistency, or cleanliness exceed what humans can accomplish. Roboticistsâ€"scientists involved in the field of roboticsâ€"study the many aspects of controlling robots. These aspects include modeling the robot’s physical properties, modeling its environment, planning its actions, directing its mechanisms efficiently, using sensors to provide feedback to the controlling program, and ensuring the safety of its behavior. They also study ways of simplifying the creation of control programs. One area of research seeks to provide robots with more of the dexterity and adaptability of humans, and is closely associated with AI.

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