The success of the nation’s first undergrad robotics engineering program has inspired at least two universities that are now experiencing the very same challenges.
Six years ago, Worcester, MA-based Worcester Polytechnic Institute's (WPI's) new robotics initiative had no students, one class, and one faculty member. Today it's accredited by ABET, offers a BS degree as well as an MS and Ph.D., and has 50 graduate students, 240 undergrads, 11 faculty, 17 courses, and 11 labs.
August 14, 2012