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Fueling the future of manufacturing

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What do we do here?

The School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks, part of the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University, is an innovative, transdisciplinary institution focused on research and industry partnerships.

We prepare students to lead in the development and optimization of the advanced systems and processes that will drive the future of manufacturing. Our programs in manufacturing, robotics, artificial intelligence and systems engineering empower students to excel, preparing them for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.

News and innovation

An illustration of an industrial fuel pipeline. A team of Arizona State University researchers, including faculty members in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU, is developing innovative robotics and systems powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, for fuel pipeline inspections. The systems will allow infrastructure experts to access pipelines once considered impossible to inspect, enabling safety checks that are long overdue. Image courtesy of whitestorm/Adobe Stock and generated using AI

Smarter fuel pipelines, safer communities

ASU researchers are using robotics and AI to reimagine infrastructure inspection

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Students work on a robotics machine inside ISTB12, the newest facility on the Polytechnic campus, which will be dedicated to robotics and manufacturing. Photo by Armand Saavedra/ASU

Welcome to Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 12

Learn about ISTB 12, a new facility located in ASU’s Polytechnic Innovation Zone

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A student operates a robotic arm using a handheld control interface to sort colored blocks as part of an advanced manufacturing and automation training exercise in the Industrial Automation and Robotic Systems Lab on ASU’s Polytechnic campus. ASU and the University of Michigan are collaborating for a new National Science Foundation Industry-University Cooperative Research Center dedicated to improving manufacturing technology. Photographer: Sona Srinarayana/ASU

ASU and UMich launch manufacturing research center

NSF-funded center advances smart manufacturing and trains students in digital twin technology

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Degree programs

Bachelor’s degrees

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Manufacturing engineering, BS

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Robotics and autonomous systems, BS

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Master’s degrees

Enroll in artificial intelligence engineering (robotics), MS.

Artificial intelligence engineering (robotics), MS

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Manufacturing engineering, MS

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Robotics and autonomous systems (systems engineering), MS

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Doctoral degrees

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Manufacturing engineering, PhD

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Robotics and autonomous systems (mechatronics and automation), PhD

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Systems engineering, PhD

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Binil Starly, school director and professor in the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks.

Meet Binil Starly

“Since arriving at Arizona State University, I’ve been connecting with the faculty and staff at MSN and across the Fulton Schools and we are thrilled to be accelerating and expanding a robust advanced manufacturing ecosystem at ASU — one that will impact the state of Arizona and the country as a whole.”

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Welcome to the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks! Home to the Innovation Hub, Industrial Automation and Robotic Systems Lab and so much more.

Thriving at the forefront of technology innovation, advanced manufacturing curriculum and industry collaboration are top priorities for the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks.

Binil StarlySchool director and professor