I'm starting to see some undergraduate programs offering Robotics Engineering degrees. What are your thoughts on pursuing one of those rather than a more traditional engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, CS, etc.)?
It depends on how the university structures their program, but for us it’s extremely open-ended, besides a few basic fundamental courses. They essentially want you to choose a concentration and pursue that concentration in your robotics projects throughout the 4 years.
It’s a risky choice for us, as unless you have some cool projects to show at the end you could end up ‘not concentrating in anything’ in particular, as robo is such a general field. But if you know what you want to do the flexibility can be nice.
My biggest concern, as a parent, would be having him be a jack of all trades, master of none at the end of his BsE and having a hard time getting hired or into a Masters program.