Industrial Robot: Volume 23 Issue 2
Strapline:
The international journal of robotics research and applicationCategory:
Mechanical and Materials EngineeringTable Of Contents
Robotics education and training: a strategy for development
Paul RobinsonExamines the importance of training engineers, particularly in the field of robotics. Discusses the paucity of courses at universities and compares this with the greater…
University education in robotics and advanced automation: a UK perspective
P.M. TaylorExamines the development of courses in robotics and advanced automation at UK universities and describes the relationship between industry, research and the courses. Looks…
Engineering education in Germany
Suzanne KennedyCompares the differences between UK/US and German further education in engineering and highlights their distinctive characteristics. Describes the two methods of studying…
Learning by sharing: robots in school and colleges
John WiddowsonDiscusses the difficulties of attracting students to engineering courses at universities and colleges. Examines the case of one college in mid‐Anglia which decided that…
Oxford – education with vision
Anna KochanDescribes the work undertaken by Oxford University’s robotics group, founded in 1985 by Professor Mike Brady. States that these university scientists have their feet…
Training within and without
Paul AndersonExamines the work and training programmes of Dürr, a worldwide supplier of paint plants to the automotive industry. Describes how training is organized at the Dürr…
Florida – sunshine robotics
Oren MasoryDescribes the work undertaken at the Florida Atlantic University Robotics Center. Outlines the Center’s mission and infrastructure and looks in detail at the teaching…
ISSN:
0143-991xOnline date, start – end:
1973Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen access:
hybridEditor:
- Dr Clive Loughlin