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Robotics & Mechatronics
Machines that sense and act: robots, drones, automation and control systems.
Who it suits
RIC
- Builder: hands-on, tools, machines, outdoors
- Thinker: analysing, researching, figuring out why
- Organiser: structure, data, precision
Students here tend to be a bit more curious than average.
Builds on
Physics ●●●Mathematics ●●●Computer science ●●●
Typically offers
High salary · Job security · Working with technology
Where it leads
Robotics engineer · Automation engineer · Control engineer · Drone developer
US median earnings, one year after a bachelor’s
$77,253
College Scorecard, US Department of Education
1,137 programmes tracked
🇫🇷 France 638🇩🇪 Germany 329🇺🇸 United States 62🇫🇮 Finland 36🇦🇹 Austria 30🇨🇭 Switzerland 28🇦🇺 Australia 14
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