Tucson, Ariz. (Kgun) – In JTED’s Robotics Lab, Carlos Trujillo played around with a new robot arm. They are students like him who get real experience with the newly added Fanuc Robotarm, the species that is often used in production and automation.
“The more advanced robotics, the more advanced humanity becomes,” said Trujillo.
Trujillo teaches how to help, serve and repair, skills that he should program, serve and repair him in the robotics industry as he gets older.
“You can do that with a conveyor belt, but a robot arm is much easier because of the ability to communicate with sensors, other machines,” he said.
In the future he wants to be a robotics engineer aimed at developing advanced prostheses. He said he wants to help people get the ability back to do things before they lost their limb.
“As technology becomes more advanced, prostheses can help people get their lives back,” said Trujillo.
Students can earn a maximum of six industrial certifications and receive university credit through Pima Community College and the University of Arizona.
According to Ziprecruiter, the average salary in the robotics industry of Arizona is more than $ 89 thousand every year.
On the other side of the campus, students in the new artificial intelligence program of Pima JTED are tackling a new program at the school. The dual registration course, offered in collaboration with PIMA Community College, is investigating the development of AI systems.
“We learn how to make AIS while we also use software such as Chatgpt,” said Bella Campa, a student in the program.
Campa said that she cooperates with coding since she was in first class and even came to a group at the University of Arizona.
“I am very passionate about coding, and this is a place where I can express my creativity.”
The AI course introduces students to Machine Learning concepts and tools that occur more and more often in daily life and the workforce.
According to a recent research research by PEW, 34 percent of adults in the US used chatgpt, which is about double the percentage from 2023.
“It helps you get a new understanding of the software you use every day,” Campa said.
She hopes to pursue a career in AI and sees this course as a valuable early step.
“It is always great to get a lead and a glimpse into the future,” she said.
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