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Making The Future at UTC’s Mechatronics Lab

A machine at UTC's Mechatronics Lab.
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Mechatronics combines robotics with electrical and mechanical engineering - an interdisciplinary field with a growing demand for the engineers of tomorrow and the future of manufacturing.

A few years ago, our campus - the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - began to offer its own program in mechatronics.

 

This past semester, UTC opened its Mechatronics Lab on campus - filled with metallic machines and robotic arms.

Dr. Ahad Nasab - the creator of the mechatronics program - heads the Department of Engineering Management and Technology.  Dr. Daniel Pack is Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science.  Last week, I spoke with them - and Erin Watson, just days before she graduated from UTC with a bachelor’s degree in mechatronics.

 

Ray is the host and producer of Scenic Roots, Mondays - Thursdays at 3 PM on WUTC.
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