Fletcher, R. W. (2014, June), The Development and Introduction of a New Bachelor of Science Degree in Robotics Engineering at Lawrence Technological University: A Review of the First Two Years  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--23128

\bibitem{asee_peer_23128}
  Fletcher, R. W. (2014, June), \emph{The Development and Introduction of a New Bachelor of Science Degree in Robotics Engineering at Lawrence Technological University: A Review of the First Two Years}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--23128

Robert W. Fletcher.  "The Development and Introduction of a New Bachelor of Science Degree in Robotics Engineering at Lawrence Technological University: A Review of the First Two Years".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://strategy.asee.org/23128 Internet.  07 Jun, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_23128}
  Robert W. Fletcher.
  "The Development and Introduction of a New Bachelor of Science Degree in Robotics Engineering at Lawrence Technological University: A Review of the First Two Years".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://strategy.asee.org/23128 Internet.  07 Jun, 2024

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