which type of engineering designs and creates robots and machinery that disney have???
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I would imagine that it's mostly electrical and mechanical engineering. all i know is that they are paid pretty good. you could always just e-mail them
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Mechanical Engineering as a field involves all mechanical systems -- pumps and compressors, plumbing and piping, motors and engines, fans and air conditioning, anything that moves or exerts forces or performs work.  However, if you were to pursue a mechanical engineering degree, you would be involved in the design side of things -- worrying about temperatures, pressures, tensile stress, corrosion and wear, etc. from the viewpoint of the drafting table.  ME technology, on the other hand, deals with the... uh, nuts and bolts?  It's a more direct study of how things work, on maintenance and troubleshooting.  Rather than being called a mechanical engineer, you would be a mechanical technician, someone who actually touches equipment on a daily basis rather than just #2 pencils and gum erasers.  Machinery techs come in all shapes and sizes, depending on the areas you'd like to specialize in: there are air conditioning and HVAC techs, mechanical techs who work on compressors and vacuum pumps, or those who install and repair plumbing and hydraulic systems for large structures (as opposed to your average residential plumbing guy).  There are also machine tool operators who operate lathes and mills to fabricate parts.
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Hell yes mechanical engineers are still needed.  Someone still has to translate what gets done w/ CAD for example and build it.  Some has to design and build the new equipment needed to build and repair our new creations.  I don't think they will ever be out of a job.
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What type of manufacturing are you talking about.  what industry?
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For rides check out Roller Coaster Tycoon.\n\nSee if Disney will sell you rides.
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Sort of.\niRobot make the Roomba that does vacuuming and they are nearing completion of one that mops for you. Technically they are robots, but look more like mechanical pizzas.\n\nThere are many robotic machines designed to improve tasks in industrial settings, Many of these are used for chores liek dishwashing. Also robots are used to do hazardous jobs like cleaning toxic oil storage vats or radiation areas, etc.
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Electrobotics\n\nThe Electrobotics Company was on the verge of a major world-changing discovery when its research developer/scientist, Brian Childs, figured out a way to connect human DNA to its prototype robot, DEX-4. A robot with the ability to think and rationalize could have mind-staggering effects, on the world not to mention mind staggering profits for the company.
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I like the gingerbread house idea but to answer your question, it depends on the type of engineer I guess:  Electrical engineers should try to put together the best light display made out of simple components from the electronics store.  Structural engineers should try to build the biggest stable Christmas tree from miniature candy canes and marshmellows or something.  I'm not so sure what the other fields should do at this time.
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Wonderful! You will have a lot of options. Mechatronics is the basis of robotics. Its where mechanical engg. and electronics fuse. This throws up a lot of avenues. Autonomous machines, vehicles, smart machines, nanotech, etc.
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The Walt Disney Company was founded in as a cartoon studio in 1923 by a man by the name of Walter Elias Disney, founder of the Walt Disney Company. \n\nDisney was a pioneer in the development of animation as an industry. Disney is one of the most famous names in the animation industry, known for providing entertainment directed to adults and children alike; with international theme parks and a world-class animation studio and business franchise, the company nearly dominates the industry. Famous names such as Mickey Mouse began with Disney, and were the foundation of a company that has now branched out into several entertainment studios, theme parks, products, and other media productions.
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Constructing roller-coasters uses a lot of different branches of math and science.\n\ndepends on the level of the construction:\n\nInvestment and development - probability, game theory, graph theory, statistics, economics, finance\n\nEngineering - trigonometry, calculus, differential equations, differential geometry, physics, mechanics\n\nSafety and sales - probability, optimization, statistics, system theory, computer sciences, analysis, economics, finance\n\nA lot of these branches overlap into each other but I focused on the one part of construction it would most be beneficial.  There are other branches involved that I left out but I think you get the picture it requires a lot of math.
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A plane like the Raptor is designed by a large group of people with various types of education. Engineers, math majors, physics majors, soft ware and computer specialists, metallurgists, medical people and military people.\n\nAll modern airplanes are designed this way.
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see:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EngineerIng
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That all depends on what kind of engineer your talking about.  Electrical engineer does electric work/ supervising, Mechanical engineer does almost anything that has to do with machine and power things.  I fix things and keep boats running in the coast guard.  Train engineers drive trains.
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Well, it depends on what part of robotics you would like to get into.\n\nRobots are essentially mechanical devices that are controlled by electrical components/processes.  If you want to be on the side of robotics that deals with the links, joints, etc. then mechanical might be the way to go.  Also, some industrial grade robots use hydraulic or pneumatic actuators to move (which I believe a ME major would know about).  Finally, ME majors touch on linear systems and control theory (needed to create high-end robotics).\n\nOn the other hand, robots are usually controlled by microprocessors and software.  Also, knowledge of linear systems and feedback control theory is very helpful when creating accurate or fast-moving robots.  Finally, electric motors and power supplies are often used for certain robot designs.  All these would be covered in an electrical or comptuter engineering major.\n\nSo, choose whichever you side you like.  I happen to be an EE, so my experience in my studies might make this view a bit skewed towards the EE side of robotics, but it is accurate to the best of my knowledge.\n\nOh, and look for a school that has an engineering team/club that designs robots (something like FIRST).  If you are really want to do robotics, that kind of experience would be invaluable.
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Mechanical engineers research, design and develop machinery and systems for heating, ventilating and air conditioning, power generation, transportation, processing and manufacturing. They also perform duties related to the evaluation, installation, operation and maintenance of mechanical systems. Mechanical engineers are employed by consulting firms, by power-generating utilities and in a wide range of manufacturing, processing and transportation industries, or they may be self-employed
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mechanical equipment (pumps, compressors, engines, gas turbines, steam turbines ) design and operation\n\nhydraulics, piping design, heat transfer, pressure vessel and heat exchanger design, vibration analsis, acoustics, welding and fabrication, process (chemical etc.) system design and operation, safety engineering, reliability engineering, HVAC systems, project engineering, project management, cost estimating, cost control.\n\nThese are some of the areas where I have used my mechanical engineering degree. I sure there are others that can add quite a few more usages for a mechanical engineer.