Industrial automation, robotics courses come to Lakes Region Community College

Joseph Smith, electrical/advanced manufacturing department chair and instructor at Lakes Region Community College, demonstrates the controls of a robotic arm during an open house and admissions event on Wednesday afternoon. Smith's department is offering a brand new, two-year degree in industrial automation and robotics. Students will learn fabrication techniques, how to design and machine parts as well as electronics and microcontrollers, and how to work with industrial robots. Classes begin this fall. (Jon Decker/The Laconia Daily Sun photo)

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