by Reyna Harvey, Kristen Powers, Eyewitness News <\/p>\n
As the times change, so too do the ways businesses operate. <\/p>\n
To get its students ahead of the curve, Bakersfield College will offer students a new Bachelor's Degree in industrial automation. <\/p>\n
Students coming into the program will learn how to manage evolving robotic systems and get them to work together to build things, sort products and increase overall productivity. <\/p>\n
One student says he's excited to work in such a diverse field. <\/p>\n
\"The amount of different robotics we have in this program, each one of these robots, you can study them for a year and you could still keep going and going,\" Jose Sepulveda said. <\/p>\n
According to faculty, the program will include the opportunity to work alongside engineers in the field. <\/p>\n
Despite concerns of automation making human labor obsolete, Professor Tom Rush isn't worried. <\/p>\n
\"We think the future is headed toward more collaborative robots,\" Rush said. <\/p>\n
\"So it won't necessarily be, 'this robot is taking your job,' it will be 'this robot is working with you.'\" <\/p>\n
The last day to enroll in the program for the upcoming year is May 15. <\/p>\n
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