Michigan Technological University’s highly regarded mechatronics program equips students with the skills needed to work with robotics in manufacturing. When it comes to their success, Huskies in the program say the sense of belonging and support they’ve found is as essential as the curriculum.
From their earliest classes, Huskies in the Michigan Tech mechatronics program are wiring circuits, programming industrial robots and teaming up on building projects.
“It’s insane how much you learn the theories in the classroom and then do them in the lab immediately,” said Sebastian Dash ’27, a junior mechatronics major who was looking for that kind of applied experience when he chose Tech.
MTU senior Abi Hodsdon ’26 enrolled in mechatronics at Tech because she wanted a multidisciplinary path focused on robotics and hands-on work. “Seeing theory come to life is what keeps me excited,” she said.
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