Improving Engineers' Credentials
03.24.2009

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers announced a new partnership with the National Association of Manufacturing. NAM has developed a Manufacturing Skills Certification System to provide a more accurate way of evaluating skills, and has accelerated the process through the use of online testing. -- 03.24.09 FULL ARTICLE

EU-Canada Mechatronics Exchange Program Launches
03.23.2009

An exchange of engineering students between technical universities in the European Union and Canada was launched focusing on replacing traditional lecture-based teaching to an improved one for mechatronics. -- 03.23.09 FULL ARTICLE

Mechatronics Trends for 2009
12.31.2008

Some people may not want to read a prognostication article about 2009 simply because they don’t want to know what other bad things might happen. It’s been that kind of a season. Howard Baldwin, however, is optimistic. -- 12.31.08 FULL ARTICLE

Robotics Toy Manufacturer Gets Serious
12.10.2008

NEWS: Innovation First, the robotics manufacturer for the hobby, competition, education and toy markets, announced last week that it was adding a college competition to its 2009 VEX Robotics World Championship, to be held April 30-May 2, 2009 at the Dallas Convention Center. -- 12.10.08 FULL ARTICLE

Can We Expect An Influx of Mechatronics Engineers?
11.14.2008

Are secondary schools' robotics competitions seeding engineers with holistic thinking? -- 11.14.08 FULL ARTICLE

Mechatronics Skills Part 2: The Soft Skills
11.04.2008

One characteristic frequently cited as key for mechatronics engineers is the ability to communicate across disciplines. -- 11.04.08 FULL ARTICLE