Listening Skills Bring Human-Like Touch to Robots
Researchers give robots a sense of touch by “listening” to vibrations, allowing them to identify materials, understand shapes and recognize objects just like human hands
The next generation of automation is here. Industry and society need experts who can lead this technological revolution with skill, insight and character. Become that leader at Duke.
Today, undergraduate experience in robotics isn’t enough.
This master’s degree provides deep technical training in the disciplines that define the field—including mechanical design, machine learning and controls.
Also, at Duke you’ll gain the ethical insight and business training needed by a leader of a high-tech organization.
All completed in just three semesters — no thesis required.
Director of Master’s Studies, Duke MEMSAt Duke, we have incredibly passionate and motivated students who want to make positive change in the world. We help them learn how to use robotics and autonomous technologies to make those changes.
Duke’s graduate training program in Medical Robotics represents a new model at the interface of medicine and engineering—one that gets roboticists into the operating rooms of a world-class academic medical center.
Shape the future of surgical technology and enhance your Duke degree with a graduate Certificate in Medical Robotics.
Category | Fall 1 | Spring 1 | Summer 1 | Fall 2 |
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Career Preparation Core | MENG 540 Management of High-Tech Industries | MENG 570 Business Fundamentals for Engineers | MENG 550 Internship No tuition charged | MENG 551 Internship assessment |
Robotics Core | ME 555 Introduction to Robotics | ME 555 Introduction to Programming | ||
Machine Learning | ECE 580 Introduction to Machine Learning | |||
Controls & Dynamics | ME 541 Intermediate Dynamics | |||
Electives | Elective 1 | Elective 2 | ||
Ethics | ME 555 Case Studies of Ethics in Robotics and Automation | |||
Capstone Project | ME 555 Capstone |
*Or, all three and one fewer elective if the student has an insufficient background
Two-plus semesters and robotics-focused—
Siobhan Rigby Oca, Director of Master’s Studies
Shauntil Gray, Director of Master’s Studies Assistant
Researchers give robots a sense of touch by “listening” to vibrations, allowing them to identify materials, understand shapes and recognize objects just like human hands
MEMS Professor Boyuan Chen lead a project that created a robot that could learn, through practice, what its own form can do
Duke’s new NSF Research Traineeship Program brings engineers and computer scientists into the operating room to solve unmet surgical challenges