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About Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering involves the study, design and manufacturing of new machines.  Many disciplines are used within mechanical engineering, including but not limited to physics, architecture, art, computer science and mathematics.  Mechanical engineering is the second largest engineering discipline (electrical engineering is first).  Within mechanical engineering is one of the most exciting and dynamic field of engineering:  mechatronics.

Mechatronics, simply put, is the integration of mechanical, electrical and computer technologies into the design of complex products.  Examples include everything from robotic neurosurgery probes to autonomous aerospace vehicles such as the Mars Exploration Rovers.  Mechatronics has application to medicine, telecommunications, aviation, agricultural production, automotive design and manufacturing, industrial manufacturing, education and is quickly moving into almost every facet of our lives.

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