Jing Xiao, professor and head of the Department of Robotics Engineering, provided analysis for an article on advances and challenges in robotics and the future of robotics technology. The article was published in Online Engineering Programs, a website that reports on and provides information about distance-based engineering education,

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a robotics engineer, and how you can become one? This Fortune Magazine article includes expertise and advice for people considering an education and a career in the field from Jing Xiao, head of WPI’s department of robotics engineering.