What are the current problems and limiting factors in robotics and automation? Where is the technology likely to be in 5-10 years? I mean this in the broad sense of anything from industrial robotic arms to driverless cars to embedded control systems.
I'm a senior in mechanical engineering expecting to graduate in May 2015 with a BS. I'd like to get a job that involves some sort of design, analysis, R&D, or some other serious technical component. However, it looks like I'll end up with a job as either an Applications Engineer doing glorified...
