U-M builds on robotics program
The University of Michigan’s robotics program is starting make a name for itself as the school invests more resources into it.
Say the R word around U-M and most people think you’re talking about research but the university is making strides in its other R — robotics.
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The University of Michigan’s engineering college is expanding its reach into robotics.
To meet a burgeoning demand for robotics expertise in the state, the university established a research center last month on its Ann Arbor campus and will begin offering a master’s program this fall.
Expansion of U-M’s robotics programs follows a move in 2005 by the Army to relocate its robotics development program from Alabama to the military’s Detroit Arsenal in Warren. The office focuses on technology for the battlefield.
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