Manufacturing at large continues to evolve toward automation and smart technologies. Thus, Purdue University in Indianapolis is preparing students to lead the transformation with the launch of a robotics engineering technology program:

Our students—many of whom are also grads of the Purdue Polytechnic High Schools—are surpassing the expectations of a Fortune 100 company like Dow, Inc. Read all about their experiences and the impact they've had on industry in a short time:

Engineering technology faculty Milton Aguirre has come up with an amazing stress-management tool for students, and his recent grant funding has ensured that the device will not only be produced in large quantities, but on campus as well:

Purdue Polytechnic engineering technology faculty and staff have had a multi-year collaboration with an Irish artist to create a harp that uses a laser diode system in place of acoustic strings. Now that they have a playable, zero-lag instrument, it's ready to be played:

Big things are happening at Purdue Polytechnic, as our faculty member B.C. Min has just recently founded the Applied AI Research Center, which seeks to "[shape] the future of AI" through research and industry collaboration.

In the past two years, AI has become a bigger story than ever. Learn how Purdue Polytechnic faculty and students met with the U.S. Senate to collaborate on ideas for the future of AI, robotics and beyond:

Polytechnic alumni Ivan Ball and Scott Massey created their company called "anu" in order to bring the newest technology to agriculture, not only stopping food waste in the developed world but endeavoring to end scarcity in other parts of the globe as well. Read more about how their efforts landed Massey on Forbes' 30 Under 30:

Engineering technology just hosted the senior students' Tech Expo, which had over a whopping 60 industry-sponsored projects utilizing the latest technologies.

Read about the plethora of award-winning faculty and staff within the Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University's college for innovation in technology.

Purdue Polytechnic faculty in multiple disciplines have been granted nearly $150,000 to generate new teaching modules for engineering technology students.