Is it really a "specialist" exposure, though? I'm pretty sure "programming a robotic car" involves solving all sorts of problems, not merely ones related to th

Is it really a "specialist" exposure, though? I'm pretty sure "programming a robotic car" involves solving all sorts of problems, not merely ones related to the fact that it is a car, and it is robotic. Even in ordinary college CS, you're almost always faced with very specific assignments, like "write a memory allocator" or "write a search algorithm to help the cat find the mouse in this maze". The intent is to teach you a wide range of ideas and techniques; the specific goal of the task isn't really what's important.