机器人技术和自动化工程技术计划可满足蓬勃发展的机器人技术和自动化领域对熟练工程技术专业人员的需求。两者都是动态领域，涉及机械的设计，建造，编程，功能使用和维护。区别在于，可以将机器人系统设计为在软件控制下执行不同的任务。鉴于自动化系统通常是为单个任务设计的，并且在确定性更高的环境中运行。尽管机械的应用存在细微的差异，但在这些领域工作的工程师所需的技能却是紧密结合的。该领域的性质要求工人不仅具有扎实的技术工程知识，而且还知道如何将这些知识应用于动手实验室和工厂环境，以及如何进行良好的沟通。机器人与自动化工程
The Robotics and Automation Engineering Technology program responds to the need for skilled engineering technology professionals in the thriving and growing fields of robotics and automation. Both are dynamic fields involving the design, building, programming, functional use, and maintenance of machinery. The distinction being that robotic systems may be designed to perform different tasks under software control. Whereas, automation systems are typically designed for a single task and operate in a more deterministic environment. Despite the minor differences in the application of the machinery, the skill sets required of engineers working in these fields are closely aligned. The nature of the field requires that workers not only have solid technical engineering knowledge, but also know both how to apply the knowledge in hands-on laboratory and factory settings, and how to communicate well. The Robotics and Automation Engineering Technology degree is designed to give students the advantage of a solid background in the three cornerstone disciplines of the field mechanical engineering technology, electronic and computer engineering technology, and computer systems technology. Students take select courses from the three disciplines that provide an engineering foundation and directly relate to robotics and automation.