Program Overview:

Robotics Engineering is one of the emerging engineering majors that is strongly supported by the Ministry of Education. It was officially included in the undergraduate program directory in 2016 (with only two institutions approved that year - Northeastern University and Southeast University). Guangdong Baiyun University was approved to enroll students in the Robotics Engineering major in 2017, among 25 institutions nationwide. Robotics enterprises typically require doctoral talents who are familiar with programming languages, simulation design, and commonly used control algorithms such as neural networks and fuzzy control. For undergraduates, they are expected to independently complete equipment parameter adjustment, develop and design local areas of robots and automation equipment, possess strong summarization abilities, and effectively collaborate with on-site debugging personnel and customers in equipment installation, debugging, testing, and fault diagnosis. The main employment positions for Robotics Engineering majors include Industrial Robot Application Engineer, Industrial Robot Mechanical Engineer, Industrial Robot Electrical Engineer, Industrial Robot Vision Engineer, Industrial Robot Algorithm Engineer, Industrial Robot System Integration Engineer, Industrial Robot Pre-sales and After-sales Engineer, and Industrial Robot Software Development Engineer.

Training Objectives:

The major primarily targets the intelligent manufacturing robot engineering application fields in Guangdong Province and the Greater Bay Area, aiming to cultivate comprehensive talents with moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor qualities, patriotism, healthy personality, international perspective, craftsmanship spirit, and innovation ability. They should systematically grasp the essential mathematical and natural science basic knowledge required for Robotics Engineering, as well as the basic theories, methods, and skills related to Robotics Engineering. They should possess strong abilities to analyze and solve complex engineering problems in the field of robotics, and be competent in product development, engineering design, and management work related to robot system integration applications, robot structural design, machine vision and intelligent system application development, robot installation and debugging, fault diagnosis, and information processing. After 3-5 years of experience, they can become high-level professional and technical talents in robot applications and related fields.

Knowledge and Abilities:

Engineering Knowledge: Able to apply mathematics, natural sciences, engineering foundations, and professional knowledge to complex engineering problems in Robotics Engineering and related fields.

Problem Analysis: Able to apply the basic principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences to identify, express, and analyze complex engineering problems in robotics through literature research to obtain effective conclusions.

Design/Development of Solutions: Able to design solutions for complex engineering problems in robotics, design systems, units (components), or programs that meet specific needs, and demonstrate innovative consciousness in the design process, considering factors such as society, health, safety, law, culture, and the environment.

Research Abilities: Able to conduct research on robotics engineering problems based on scientific principles and scientific methods, including designing experiments, analyzing and interpreting data, and obtaining reasonable and effective conclusions through information synthesis.

Use of Modern Tools: Able to develop, select, and use appropriate technologies, resources, modern engineering tools, and information technology tools for complex engineering problems in robotics and automation, including prediction and simulation of problems, and understand their application scope.

Engineering and Society: Able to conduct reasonable analysis based on engineering-related background knowledge, evaluate the impact of robotics engineering practices and solutions to engineering problems on society, health, safety, law, and culture, and understand the responsibilities that should be undertaken.

Environment and Sustainable Development: Able to understand and evaluate the impact of professional engineering practices for complex engineering problems in robotics on environmental and social sustainable development.

Professional Qualities: Possess socialist core values, good professional ethics, a strong sense of social responsibility, understand and apply engineering ethics, able to understand and comply with professional ethics and norms in engineering practice, and fulfill responsibilities.

Individual and Team Abilities: Possess team consciousness and collaboration spirit, able to assume the roles of individuals, team members, and leaders in their professional fields or social work.

Communication Abilities: Able to effectively communicate and exchange ideas on robotics engineering problems with industry peers and the public, including writing reports and design manuscripts, presenting speeches, clearly expressing or responding to instructions, and possessing a certain international perspective to communicate and exchange ideas in a cross-cultural context.

Project Management Abilities: Understand and master the basic principles and methods of management in the field of robotics engineering, and possess basic project management abilities.

Lifelong Learning Abilities: Have the consciousness of independent learning and lifelong learning, understand the frontiers and development trends in the field of robotics engineering, and possess the ability to continuously learn and adapt to development.

Characteristics of the Robotics Engineering Major:

The major aligns with the industries in the Greater Bay Area, following the OBE concept of "student-centered, output-oriented, and continuous improvement." The talent training program and curriculum system are constructed closely based on industrial needs, with collaborative training between the government, school, and enterprises.

School-level Characteristic Major: Equipped with complete teaching hardware and software facilities, adhering to the integration of industry and education, school-enterprise collaborative education, and signing cooperation agreements with over 50 enterprises.

Full-time Project-based Teaching: Implementing industry-university-research collaborative innovation, with multidisciplinary mentors and student teams discussing and introducing enterprise engineering projects and design competition projects into teaching. Progressive practical projects are used to enhance students' practical abilities and inspire innovative thinking.

Internationalization of Talent Cultivation: Actively promoting international cooperation projects with institutions such as Purdue University Northwest, Edith Cowan University in Australia, and WelTec in New Zealand.

Relying on Research and Innovation Teams: Relying on the college's five advantageous and characteristic scientific research and innovation teams as well as the "Robot Innovation Team," relevant students are able to join these teams from their freshman year, participating in scientific research and technological innovation activities guided by climbing plans, major innovation projects, self-proposed team projects, and subject competition projects.

Core Courses:

Introduction to Robotics Engineering and Career Development, Engineering Drawing, Engineering Mechanics, Fundamentals of Mechanical Design, Electrical and Electronic Technology, Digital Image Processing, Fundamentals of Robotics, Mechatronic Control Technology, Design and Application of Robot Actuators, Industrial Robot Programming Technology, Robot System Integration, etc.

Practical Teaching Segments:

Intensive on-campus practical teaching segments: Metalworking Practice A, PLC Technology and Application Comprehensive Practice, Industrial Robot Application Programming Practice, Robot System Integration Comprehensive Practice, Robotics Engineering Professional Comprehensive Training.

Enterprise practical teaching: Online Autonomous Learning Extension Module Courses, Professional Ethics Education, Regional (Industry) or Enterprise Research, Production Internships, Graduation Internships, Graduation Theses, etc.

Teaching Conditions:

The college has a Mechanical Engineering Center and an Intelligent Equipment Experimental Teaching Center. The Intelligent Equipment Experimental Teaching Center co-constructs research centers with five enterprises, equipped with intelligent robot laboratories, robot offline programming and simulation laboratories, industrial robot production unit laboratories, and intelligent manufacturing production line laboratories. The college adheres to the integration of industry and education, school-enterprise collaborative education, and has signed cooperation agreements with over 50 enterprises.

Employment Prospects:

Graduates of the Robotics Engineering major possess professional advantages in integrating and mastering multidisciplinary basic theories, characterized by solid foundations, broad scopes, emphasis on practice, and richness in innovation, leading to broad employment and further education prospects. After graduation, they can engage in product development, engineering design, and management work related to robot system integration applications, robot operation, debugging, and maintenance, robot structural design, machine vision and application development, intelligent systems, and information processing.

Faculty:

The teaching team includes one faculty member with a doctoral degree, and 100% of the faculty have master's degrees or above. There is one professor and one associate professor. A group of young and middle-aged backbone teachers is growing rapidly, with three being recognized as school-level young and middle-aged backbone teachers. In the past four years, they have published 39 teaching, research, and professional technology research papers and undertaken 10 teaching reform and scientific research projects at various levels.