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Academics

Defining the discipline of robotics

Michigan roboticists are pioneering teachers and learners who are defining the discipline to meet the emerging needs of society and make robotics an inclusive field for aspiring experts.

200+
undergraduate students
200+
MS & PhD students
34
faculty members
1st
undergraduate robotics program at top-ten school
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Students design, create, analyze, and use embodied intelligences that interact with the physical and human environment.

Drawing from across engineering fields to information science, psychology, kinesiology, medicine, art, and design, we prepare students for the future of robotics.

Undergraduate robotics students working in lab

Undergraduate Robotics

Michigan Robotics began its undergraduate program in Fall 2022, one of the first of its kind.

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Graduate Robotics

Michigan Robotics offers Master’s and PhD degrees. Both programs are built on a common set of course requirements, with PhD students also completing research published in leading journals in the field of robotics.

Graduate students help assemble classroom robots for an upcoming semester

Courses

College of Engineering students have access to a wide array of undergraduate and graduate Robotics courses that demonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of Robotics by their wide variety of topics. We also make several courses and their material accessible online at no-cost.

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Robotics Student Services

Michigan Robotics has a dedicated, professional team of staff to support and empower current students in their academic and professional development. Our team is here to help students navigate the path to their degree, foster an inclusive community, and provide referrals to university resources.