could u do a video about robotics opportunities in India? i know that u re in abroad but u may have some experiences here right so y don't u share it with us ? Thanks
I am planning to take the mechanical path of robotics. In this video u mentioned mostly about coding only. So is this course suitable for someone who is looking for the mech path ( little bit of coding is not a issue)? And if suitable for mech path, how r the job opportunities available there?
I have 2 queries regarding the coursework (relative to WPI coursework). Looking forward to hear your view. 1) About quality of courses: I've heard from some seniors that the course quality in MEng is not so great compared to the coursework at WPI. After having gone through the courses, I felt the 4 Core Courses, 1 Robotics Programming elective to be chosen just touch upon the basics. And I felt the gem of the coursework are the 3 technical electives offered by CS department. If so, is it easy for MEng grads to get space in CS courses cuz I guess most of them get filled with CS grads themselves. Correct me if I am wrong. 2) I heard one person say every course in MEng Robotics is project-based (apart from coding assignments) like in WPI. If so, it would be nice if you could mention one/two course and the projects done as part of the course.
Hey Emmanuel, Thank you for asking your questions through comments. I haven't studied at WPI so I can't speak to their coursework. The 4 core subjects are to touch upon the basics. I came from a non-robotics background and so these 4 core course were perfect for me to understand the basics and also figure out which areas of robotics I would like to pursue. A few of my friends worked for different professors from the core courses based on their interests. The courses were a mix of assignments and project work. Like I said in the video, if you plan to work in the industry, I would recommended going for courses that are more project based. When I studied at UMD, course slots were released on a particular day and time and you had to sign up at that time to ensure you get in. They weren't determined based on your major. That being said some courses had seats divided between undergrad and grad students. I would say look at all CS, Aerospace, Mechanical department to find what you like. Some of my friends also took the computer vision course when it was offered by CS department and then got a waiver it as a core course. Eg of coursework and projects - Path planning had piano movers problem with different planners BFS, DFS, Astar. Computer vision had image stitching, texture expansion, object detection. Controls had inverted pendulum. I know I did another project of inverted pendulum with Q learning. However, I don't remember for which course. One of the best courses I attended was by Prof Cornelia Fermüller where I got to work with a turtlebot in the lab. You can take a look at these project on my website: kgada.info/projects/ Hope this helps you and other students. :)
@@KajalGada Thanks a lot for such an wonderful detailed response. You did address everything. I will check out your website. It sure is very helpful for me.
You didn't talk about the professors. Are they good? Is UMCP better than WPI for job opportunities? I have seen not many graduates from UMCP working in big companies like Tesla, Amazon robotics, etc. Why is that?
Hi Akshay, I didn't about the professor as some of the professors that taught me no longer teach at UMD. I don't have access to who went to work where from which university, so I can't comment on that either. I do know of a few friends who graduated from UMD and are working/ have worked at Uber, Boeing and DeepMap. Having said that, in my personal opinion, it really doesn't matter where you graduated from. There is ofcourse a small advantage of brand name for few university that helps you. Other than that, it doesn't matter. Getting a job is more about your resume, networking and your coding capabilities. Lastly, I know it might seem like working at a big brand company is super important. That opinion changes once you start working. All the best in your robotics journey :)
I wanted to know what the difference between Robotics Engineering (PMRO) and Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program in robotics at UMD is and if it would affect job opportunities.
I just looked it up. They have the same courses & the same requirement. They appear the same to me, not sure why they have 2 webpages with those 2 names. Hope that helps.
Very useful content Kajal👍. Also, During your study, what was the lowest undergraduate cgpa you encountered in the program? I have a 5.47 cgpa from NITK cse and a good profile, hoping to get admitted🤞. What would be my chances realistically?
Glad you found the content helpful Ashish. I don't know what CGPA of other students was. US applications are not just depended on GPA scores. Your profile, SOP, etc. play an important role as well. All the best for your admission. :)
Hi kajal, I got admitted into UMCP into Ms in data science and analytics. Can you please share about the job opportunities and how good is the university. please give me reply
Hi Vivek, Congratulations on the admit :) I went to UMD for Robotics so don't know much about data science & analytics course. Wish you the best in your journey.
I would like to know whether the courses in UMD Robotics are taught at night and how about the intern/job opportunities and chances of pursuing a PhD after MEng?
When I studied there, there were robotics courses were offered in the evening. Courses from other departments were in day time. For jobs, check out this video - ruclips.net/video/oDM4SS5Bmew/видео.html
@@澪葉 In US, it is up to you. You have to get 30 credits that is 10 courses. If you are an international student, you have to take atleast 3 courses per semester. You can take more. Most people take 3 course for 3 semesters and 1 for last semester and graduate in 2 years. Some people take 3 courses for 2 semester and 1 for the last semester and graduate in 1 and a half year.
It is a credit system. You have to complete 30 credits to graduate. One course/subject is usually 3 credits so 10 courses. People usually take 3 courses per semester and 1 in the last semester making it a 2 year course. But you can also do 3 courses for 2 semester and 4 courses in last semester, and graduate in 1 and 1/2 year.
thanks for the video, it was very informative. I do have a doubt, I'm planning to apply for the same course in spring semester. Will there be a problem if we join in spring semester, with respect to jobs/internships?
Hi Surya, Glad the video helped you out. 1 thing with starting in spring semester is the inability to do summer internship off-campus. When you come to the US as an international student, you can't work off-campus for the first 9 months. When you join in fall semester, your 9 months are done when summer comes. When you join in Spring semester, you haven't been in the US for 9 months when summer comes so you won't be able to do off-campus summer internship. You can work on-campus during that summer.
You have to complete 30 credits which is 10 courses. It is upto you in how much time you want to complete. There is no limit on how many courses you can take. Some courses are offered in only fall/ spring semester. Typically people finish it in 1.5 year or 2 years. For 1.5 years, it would be 3 courses per semester and 4 in one of those semester. For 2 years, it is 3 courses per semester and 1 in your last semester.
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could u do a video about
robotics opportunities in India?
i know that u re in abroad
but u may have some experiences here right
so y don't u share it with us ?
Thanks
I am planning to take the mechanical path of robotics.
In this video u mentioned mostly about coding only.
So is this course suitable for someone who is looking for the mech path ( little bit of coding is not a issue)?
And if suitable for mech path, how r the job opportunities available there?
I have 2 queries regarding the coursework (relative to WPI coursework). Looking forward to hear your view.
1) About quality of courses:
I've heard from some seniors that the course quality in MEng is not so great compared to the coursework at WPI. After having gone through the courses, I felt the 4 Core Courses, 1 Robotics Programming elective to be chosen just touch upon the basics. And I felt the gem of the coursework are the 3 technical electives offered by CS department. If so, is it easy for MEng grads to get space in CS courses cuz I guess most of them get filled with CS grads themselves. Correct me if I am wrong.
2) I heard one person say every course in MEng Robotics is project-based (apart from coding assignments) like in WPI. If so, it would be nice if you could mention one/two course and the projects done as part of the course.
Hey Emmanuel,
Thank you for asking your questions through comments.
I haven't studied at WPI so I can't speak to their coursework.
The 4 core subjects are to touch upon the basics. I came from a non-robotics background and so these 4 core course were perfect for me to understand the basics and also figure out which areas of robotics I would like to pursue.
A few of my friends worked for different professors from the core courses based on their interests.
The courses were a mix of assignments and project work. Like I said in the video, if you plan to work in the industry, I would recommended going for courses that are more project based.
When I studied at UMD, course slots were released on a particular day and time and you had to sign up at that time to ensure you get in. They weren't determined based on your major.
That being said some courses had seats divided between undergrad and grad students.
I would say look at all CS, Aerospace, Mechanical department to find what you like.
Some of my friends also took the computer vision course when it was offered by CS department and then got a waiver it as a core course.
Eg of coursework and projects - Path planning had piano movers problem with different planners BFS, DFS, Astar.
Computer vision had image stitching, texture expansion, object detection.
Controls had inverted pendulum.
I know I did another project of inverted pendulum with Q learning. However, I don't remember for which course.
One of the best courses I attended was by Prof Cornelia Fermüller where I got to work with a turtlebot in the lab.
You can take a look at these project on my website: kgada.info/projects/
Hope this helps you and other students. :)
@@KajalGada Thanks a lot for such an wonderful detailed response. You did address everything. I will check out your website. It sure is very helpful for me.
Nice mam,
Please do a video about Webots programming in C
also ros tutorials
Thank you for the input. I am hoping to make those videos this weekend :)
You didn't talk about the professors. Are they good? Is UMCP better than WPI for job opportunities? I have seen not many graduates from UMCP working in big companies like Tesla, Amazon robotics, etc. Why is that?
Hi Akshay,
I didn't about the professor as some of the professors that taught me no longer teach at UMD.
I don't have access to who went to work where from which university, so I can't comment on that either.
I do know of a few friends who graduated from UMD and are working/ have worked at Uber, Boeing and DeepMap.
Having said that, in my personal opinion, it really doesn't matter where you graduated from.
There is ofcourse a small advantage of brand name for few university that helps you.
Other than that, it doesn't matter. Getting a job is more about your resume, networking and your coding capabilities.
Lastly, I know it might seem like working at a big brand company is super important. That opinion changes once you start working.
All the best in your robotics journey :)
can you please tell how good the placements are at umd?
There are no placements in US. You have to find your own job
I wanted to know what the difference between Robotics Engineering (PMRO) and Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program in robotics at UMD is and if it would affect job opportunities.
I just looked it up. They have the same courses & the same requirement. They appear the same to me, not sure why they have 2 webpages with those 2 names.
Hope that helps.
Hi, can you explain about the quality of robotics program at UMD,
That is a generic question, I don't know what factors are important to you.
I would say the quality was good.
In this video you didn't mentioned fee for 2 years of MEng in robotics
I talked about it here - ruclips.net/video/pNP2_SeSWGQ/видео.html
WHAT IS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN M.ENG AND MS? AND WHY DOES UMCP DON'T OFFER MS IN ROBOTICS?
Great question, answering in the upcoming QnA video - ruclips.net/video/7dn2tYR4Oy0/видео.html
Can we do online Masters from UMD in robotics?
I think they do have an option to do it online.
Please can you help me how i can get graduate Assistantship... because i really need it now to finish paying for my tuition
I talk about how to find assistantship here - ruclips.net/video/4xE7vYgpjPw/видео.html
Very useful content Kajal👍.
Also, During your study, what was the lowest undergraduate cgpa you encountered in the program?
I have a 5.47 cgpa from NITK cse and a good profile, hoping to get admitted🤞. What would be my chances realistically?
Glad you found the content helpful Ashish.
I don't know what CGPA of other students was.
US applications are not just depended on GPA scores. Your profile, SOP, etc. play an important role as well.
All the best for your admission. :)
hey, if you don't mind me asking, did you get an admit?
No maam XD. I got ASU.
ASU gives admits to any iit or nit student. Hope this helps ur content!
Hi kajal, I got admitted into UMCP into Ms in data science and analytics. Can you please share about the job opportunities and how good is the university. please give me reply
Hi Vivek,
Congratulations on the admit :)
I went to UMD for Robotics so don't know much about data science & analytics course.
Wish you the best in your journey.
Hi, can I ask when did you apply for grace hopper conference?
Hi Anukriti, look at this link for dates - ghc.anitab.org/attend/important-dates/
Mam i need to talk to you
Read this on how to contact me: kgada.info/contact/
@@KajalGada mam its a huge amount for me mam i am a student
I would like to know whether the courses in UMD Robotics are taught at night and how about the intern/job opportunities and chances of pursuing a PhD after MEng?
When I studied there, there were robotics courses were offered in the evening. Courses from other departments were in day time.
For jobs, check out this video - ruclips.net/video/oDM4SS5Bmew/видео.html
@@KajalGada Thanks for replying! I also want to know how long it takes to finish the PMRO program?
@@澪葉 In US, it is up to you. You have to get 30 credits that is 10 courses. If you are an international student, you have to take atleast 3 courses per semester. You can take more. Most people take 3 course for 3 semesters and 1 for last semester and graduate in 2 years. Some people take 3 courses for 2 semester and 1 for the last semester and graduate in 1 and a half year.
Hi kajal madam, could you please describe the duration of masters in robotics in UMD, like is it 1 year or 2 years?
It is a credit system. You have to complete 30 credits to graduate. One course/subject is usually 3 credits so 10 courses. People usually take 3 courses per semester and 1 in the last semester making it a 2 year course. But you can also do 3 courses for 2 semester and 4 courses in last semester, and graduate in 1 and 1/2 year.
Thanks madam, can you tell me what robotics companies have visited umd ?
Hi ma'am,
Is there any research going on in the field of Reinforcement Learning at UMD
I don't know. I would suggest go through all the labs and professor website at UMD to get a better idea.
thanks for the video, it was very informative. I do have a doubt, I'm planning to apply for the same course in spring semester. Will there be a problem if we join in spring semester, with respect to jobs/internships?
Hi Surya,
Glad the video helped you out. 1 thing with starting in spring semester is the inability to do summer internship off-campus.
When you come to the US as an international student, you can't work off-campus for the first 9 months. When you join in fall semester, your 9 months are done when summer comes.
When you join in Spring semester, you haven't been in the US for 9 months when summer comes so you won't be able to do off-campus summer internship. You can work on-campus during that summer.
Is it a two-year course? please reply.
You have to complete 30 credits which is 10 courses. It is upto you in how much time you want to complete. There is no limit on how many courses you can take.
Some courses are offered in only fall/ spring semester.
Typically people finish it in 1.5 year or 2 years.
For 1.5 years, it would be 3 courses per semester and 4 in one of those semester.
For 2 years, it is 3 courses per semester and 1 in your last semester.
@@KajalGada thank you so much