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A collaborative team of students, faculty, and professional engineers from WPI and Carnegie Mellon University perform groundbreaking research with the Atlas humanoid robot WARNER, to bring advanced human-level performance capabilities.
With the first-of-its-kind bachelor’s degree in robotics engineering and one of the first such graduate programs in the nation, WPI is at the forefront of robotics education and research.
Our passion for robotics is evident in everything we do—we have a dedicated and enthusiastic faculty and staff along with strong industry connections; perform breakthrough research; provide hands-on work with robotic devices in our many state-of-the-art labs; prioritize space for experimentation; and foster competitive teams that routinely win national robotics awards. Our graduates leave well prepared to tackle the technical, social, cultural, and ethical challenges of a robotics workforce that remains dynamic and constantly changing.
DARPA Robotics Challenge
Innovation
Our innovative research keeps WPI at the forefront of robotics technology and progress. Our focus areas include human-robot interaction, artificial intelligence, medical robotics, kinematics and control systems, sensors, manipulation, and navigation.
Watch this video of a student project on the Planetary Exploration Mobility Platform Oryx 2.0.
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Career Development
WPI produces students who are well-prepared to consider the technical, social, and ethical implications of using robots in a human world. Our graduates find many professional opportunities in this growing industry.
BS/MS Option
Students may opt to earn a BS/MS degree in robotics engineering in an accelerated time. The bachelor's degree can be in any major at WPI and the master's is in robotics engineering. Students interested in the program are encouraged to contact the Robotics Engineering Department for guidance about any undergraduate requirements for the program.
Interdisciplinary Majors and Programs
Doctoral Students
Marek Wartenberg
Marek was born and raised in Portland, Maine and completed a B.S. and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at The University of Connecticut. He also has an M.S. Automation and Control Engineering from Politecnico di Milano. Marek is a PhD student in the Robotics Engineering department and his research interests include robotic control systems applied to medical technologies and image guided therapy. His current work is developing MRI compatible robots for prostate cancer biopsies.
