When do high-schools in Germany graduate?

Why would one go to Germany to earn a graduate degree in robotics?

• Please don't answer in terms of college fee/tuition fee. I am looking for answers in terms of scope of robotics in germany and it's future in germany too.

• Answer:

  Germany has a long history in robotics with big players like Kuka and Schunk making money in this industry for decades. Germany has also a number of government(-like) labs such as Fraunhofer IPA and DLR who are world leaders for the things they are doing. Germany is also home to a series of universities such as Berlin, Darmstadt, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Munich that are highly visible on the international scene, and do research that is on par with top institutions in the US. Although the research activities in these top universities is often more forward looking than industry research, there exists a broad body of labs that does very high quality applied research. All that considered, it is likely that the robotics industry in Germany will not only persist, but also grow. Yet, as with almost all cutting edge technology, innovations with broad consumer impact are likely to be developed and implemented first in the US, for example iRobot, Rethink Robotics, Kiva systems or Tesla motors, which currently employs the most advanced assembly line in the car industry. In summary, pursuing a graduate degree in robotics in Germany is a solid choice that can both open the door to first-class research institutions such as MIT, Stanford or CMU as well as lead to interesting job prospects in a mature slice of industry. It is not clear, however, whether this is sufficient for being at the forefront of the robotics revolution that many of us expect.