With the automation trend in manufacturing rapidly increasing, education must keep pace to train the next generation of workers on cutting-edge electrical, industrial, and manufacturing systems technologies. As the industry breaks down silos in these areas, it is important that Industrial Programs department heads ensure students have skills across those disciplines.
At Randolph Community College, we are tackling this head-on to better prepare students for mechatronics roles that require electrical, mechanical, robotics, and software skills. Based on real-world applications, our industrial robotics course provides students with robotics fundamentals as well as real-world manufacturing automation training during the 16-week semester. To allow students to gain hands-on experience with common manufacturing applications used across multiple industries, such as pick and place, we integrated an all-in-one robotics solution that would provide the greatest number of students robotics lab time.
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