{"id":1548,"date":"2014-02-14T21:18:02","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T21:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/internships\/?p=1548"},"modified":"2024-01-30T13:59:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:59:54","slug":"just-what-is-mechatronics-anyway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/just-what-is-mechatronics-anyway\/","title":{"rendered":"Just What Is Mechatronics, Anyway?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/internship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/mt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1549 alignright\" alt=\"mt\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/internship\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/mt.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Were you fascinated by Legos and Transformers as a kid? Are smart gadgets your favorite impulse purchase now?<\/p>\n<p>If so \u2013 then we have a forum you need to attend!<\/p>\n<p>February 24<sup>th<\/sup> is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fl-ate.org\/images\/front\/docs\/Tampa%20Bay%20Mechatronics%20Forum%20Flyer24.pdf\">Tampa Bay Mechatronics Forum<\/a>. SPC\u2019s Clearwater Campus. 2465 Drew Street, Clearwater, FL 33765. It\u2019s from 8:00-11:30 am.<\/p>\n<p>What is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.engr.ncsu.edu\/mechatronics\/what-mech.php\">Mechatronics<\/a>, you ask? It\u2019s the \u201cintegrated methodology for designing products that exhibit fast, precise performance.\u201d, and the high tech career of the future. \u00a0Mechatronics is the process behind how smart devices are created and assembled. In the past, a mechanical engineer designed a physical product and then software and electrical engineers add their pieces to that. Now, a mechatronics engineer is the leader and project manager who puts products together into an integrated design process.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of mechatronics products:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anti-lock brakes<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Photocopiers<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Humidity sensitive clothes dryers and windshield wipers<\/p>\n<p>So\u2026 Transformers, Activate your career today by coming to this forum and joining this wave!<\/p>\n<p>For more information, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fl-ate.org\/images\/front\/docs\/Tampa%20Bay%20Mechatronics%20Forum%20Flyer24.pdf\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Were you fascinated by Legos and Transformers as a kid? Are smart gadgets your favorite impulse purchase now? If so \u2013 then we have a forum you need to attend! 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