In this episode, Dr. Scott Nokleby, Professor and Department Chair of the Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering will talk about the exciting future of mechatronics, robotics and automation. David Akinyemi, a 4th-year Mechatronics student and Dr. Nokleby talk about his current research projects including; the Boston Dynamics SPOT Robot project with Ontario Power Generation, and the OmniRaptor, an omnidirectional quad-copter meant for inspection of high-voltage transmission towers. They also discuss the outlook of robotics and automation, and how that relates to things like autonomous vehicles and jobs of the future.

Learn more about Dr. Nokleby's research at http://www.youtube.com/MARSLaboratory

Interviewee: Dr. Scott Nokleby, Department Chair in The Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering

Host: David Akinyme, 4th year Mechatronics Engineering Student