<p>Yes, they sound a lot alike!</p>
<p>If he is at all into robotics, then WPI wins hands-down. We asked a professor at Lafayette and he admitted that there is very little going on there in that area. It’s an expensive field to invest in.</p>
<p>WPI, on the other hand, was the first school to offer a B.S degree in robotics engineering, and now has a master’s and I think a PhD degree as well. Lots of interesting robotics projects and competitions going on, cool robotics lab etc. Also, an advisory board that includes leaders from local robotics companies such as iRobot. </p>
<p>check out their promo video:
<a href=“http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Robotics/robotics-promo.wmv[/url]”>http://media.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/Robotics/robotics-promo.wmv</a></p>
<p>Check out some of these web pages from the WPI news site:
[NASA</a> Selects WPI as Partner for ‘Centennial Challenge’ Robotics Competition - WPI](<a href=“http://www.wpi.edu/news/20101/2011nasa.html]NASA”>http://www.wpi.edu/news/20101/2011nasa.html)
[WPI-sponsored</a> Robotics Team Wins $500,000 at NASA Moondust Excavation Challenge - WPI](<a href=“http://www.wpi.edu/news/20090/robot.html]WPI-sponsored”>http://www.wpi.edu/news/20090/robot.html)
[Robotics</a> Teams Featuring WPI Students, Alumni Sweep Top 3 Prizes in 2009 NASA Lunar Excavation Challenge - WPI](<a href=“http://www.wpi.edu/news/20101/paulrobot.html]Robotics”>http://www.wpi.edu/news/20101/paulrobot.html)</p>