<p>Ha…I feel dumb asking this…but…</p>
<p>I wanna transfer, and I know for some schools you have to transfer directly into the engineering department. Soo…I was thinking…exactly what is engineering? I always imagined hard working laborers who work on trains or something…but now I am seeing people working with robots? I mean…would an engineer be the one who designed the Wii system? Would an engineer be the one who can try to create a lifelike android? If so…what type of engineer? There’s mechanical…electric…so many! I don’t really comprehend it. I just think building robots sounds fun…someone explain? And what branch would work on that kind of thing? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>it depends on what type of robot youre talking about. if its a robot that makes cars on an assembly line then mechanical and possibly industrial systems engineering. if youre talking about a flying robot (drones) then aerospace is a good bet. if you want to develop programs that robots have to follow then computer science is the field. you just have to find what part of building a robot you want to do then research the different types of engineering and find one that suits your goal</p>
<p>Well…I’d kinda like to build the robot’s Artificial Intelligence (software) system and then build the robot physically as well (hardware). I mean, that’s just one example, but that’s the kind of field I am interested in now…</p>
<p>electrical/computer engineering then</p>
<p>i’m going for electrical</p>
<p>Yea. Computer engineering is the one who work on robotic, High-Technology as cellphone, satellite,hardware…</p>
<p>You need to do some research before making a decision to apply to an engineering program. It should be relatively easy to do an online search and find out what each engineering discipline entails. For what it’s worth, THE best students at my engineering college were ME/EE double majors. Only the smartest went that route! The engineering curriculum itself is very difficult. It is worth the effort, of course, but it’s not something to undertake if you don’t fully know what it is. If you do decide you want engineering, I would encourage you to try to get into a school where you can transfer directly into the engineering department.</p>
<p>By the way, you might want to check out schools with hands-on engineering approaches, if building the robot appeals to you. URochester, Kettering U, Rensellaer are a few I can name off the top of my head. There are others, of course.</p>
<p>Renasaeller (spelling?) always appealed to me. I had looked up some stuff…but I just wanted a little more detail. ME/EE is Electrical and Mechanical, right? But for the AI and stuff…I’d need…computer wouldn’t I? Ack…this is hard.</p>
<p>My father in law is an RPI grad. He is still involved in the alumni association, and he thinks the school is headed in a very good direction. You might want to contact an admissions rep there & ask lots of questions. It would be a good place to start.</p>