Automation & Robotics Technology
The Automation and Robotics Technology program at State Tech prepares students to power the future of advanced manufacturing. With a strong focus on hands-on learning, students gain expertise in installing, calibrating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing complex automated systems that integrate electricity, electronics, robotics, and fluid power.
Courses are taught by industry professionals who bring real-world experience into the classroom, ensuring students master both technical skills and professional best practices in workplace safety, organization, and problem solving. Students also train with state-of-the-art technology, including GuardLogix PLCs, and have the opportunity to earn FANUC certification, enhancing their career readiness.
Every student completes an internship, gaining on-the-job experience and connections that often lead directly to employment. As industries increasingly rely on automation to drive productivity, demand for skilled technicians continues to rise. State Tech graduates are equipped to design, install, and maintain automated systems across diverse sectors, from manufacturing and logistics to energy and healthcare.
At State Tech, you won’t just work with machines, you’ll make them work for the world.
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Why Study Automation & Robotics Technology at State Tech
Job Demand
Automation and robotics professionals are driving the future of modern manufacturing, and State Tech graduates are leading the way. With companies across Missouri and the nation investing in advanced technology and automated systems, demand for skilled technicians has never been greater. State Tech’s hands-on approach gives graduates the technical and problem-solving skills employers rely on to keep production efficient, innovative, and moving forward.
Hands-on Education
The program prepares students for multidisciplinary, multi-skilled employment in the manufacturing sector with coursework focused on installing, calibrating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing manufacturing systems. These systems incorporate electricity, electronics, robotics, fluid power, sound safety practices, workplace organization, problem solving, and maintenance reliability.
Graduate Job-Ready
The rise of robotics and automation means there’s a growing need for people skilled in programming, building, and maintaining them. Our Automation and Robotics program will prepare you with hands-on education working with devices such as robots, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), motion controls, vision devices, as well as industrial wiring and mechanical and fluid power transmission.
What you'll learn
The Automation and Robotics Technology program offers an engaging education encompassing all aspects of advanced manufacturing systems. In many industries today, and definitely in the future, electro-mechanical integration is and will be the main component of mass production. Skilled technicians will be needed to create, install, and maintain these automated systems. The Automation & Robotics Technology program is accredited by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE).
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Program Details
Highlights
- Receive a hands on education in wiring, mechanics, programming and troubleshooting.
- Work with devices such as robots, programmable logic controllers, HMIs, wiring and troubleshooting sensors, switches, panels, and motor drives.
Interesting Courses
This program is designed to provide students the opportunity to pursue careers as highly-skilled advanced manufacturing technicians who have the technical knowledge and abilities to perform well, communicate effectively, think critically, work in teams, and behave professionally. A required internship is included in the summer semester between the first and second years.
Concentrations
- An analytic approach to problem solving and troubleshooting.
- Proven professionalism and safety skills required by industry standards.
- Proven technical competency in managing and maintaining automated manufacturing systems.
Career Possibilities
- Automation Technician
- Controls Technician
- Skilled Robotics Technician
- Industrial Maintenance
Truly hands-on education
We believe time-on-task has to be part of your education. That means time spent learning from experienced instructors in real-world environments and real-world situations. That’s why the State Tech campus is home to more than 50 labs, an automotive bay, aviation hangar, and 40+ acres of land dedicated to our heavy equipment operations program.
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