The University of Michigan is the first top 10 engineering school in the U.S. to launch a Department of Robotics. With its hands-on, innovative approach, the university is preparing today's students to become tomorrow's roboticists.

We sat down with Damen Provost, Managing Director of the U-M Robotics Institute to talk about the exciting field of robotics and the cutting-edge research being done in Michigan.

Roboticists
What is a roboticist? From industrial robots, to bideps, to aerial drones, robotics is a broad field with endless potential. Damen helps us understand the 3 fundamental capabilities of these smart machines and what it takes to be come a "full stack roboticist".

Partnering with Real Roboticists
U-M has developed strong partnerships with Ford and its team of 100 roboticists. Hear about the industry-education collaboration and how its impacting students at the university.

Democratization of Engineering Education
To enable more students to pursue STEM pathways, U-M has made some of their curriculum accessible to other universities, schools and students.

The more educators work together, the greater the benefit to all students, no matter their socioeconomic background.

Access the 5 open-source courses here: https://robotics.umich.edu/academic-program/courses/online-courses/

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