Robotics

The MEng Robotics course offers an IET-recognised qualification, fast-tracking students to Chartered Engineer status. It combines core and specialist robotics topics with hands-on lab experience, preparing graduates for cutting-edge careers.

Immersive, practical learning
Engage in hands-on learning, with practical elements embedded in nearly every module. From building real-world projects to showcasing functional robots, the experience is deeply applied, research-informed, and aligned with global challenges like AI and renewables.

Connect with emerging industry
With employers attending the final showcase and an active industrial liaison board, the course stays tightly aligned with industry needs. Benefit from expert career coaching, job opportunities and placements.

Step into world-class facilities
Receive a personal electronics toolkit and gains access to cutting-edge labs, including robotics, machine vision and nanotech clean rooms. These facilities support deep exploration and innovation in robotics.

This course is for you if...

• you want to study an integrated master’s programme in robotics, fully preparing you for the future of technology

• you are eager to build and programme real robots and explore topics like sensors, motors and intelligent automation

• you are eager to gain industry-ready skills and experience through placements with top companies

• you seek to graduate with professional recognition, thanks to IET accreditation.

Course Modules

Year 1
From your very first year, you’ll be learning by doing in our dedicated robotics and electronics labs. You’ll build the essential foundations for robotics: the maths and physics that underpin engineering, analogue and digital electronics to sense and control the world, and embedded systems that bring it all together. Through projects you’ll design, build and test early robotic systems, gaining confidence in teamwork, problem solving and communication along the way.

Year 2
In your second year, you’ll go deeper into the principles that make robots work. You’ll learn how to control movement, how sensors and actuators give robots awareness and motion, and how to model and simulate robotic systems using industry-standard tools. Projects will see you design and program robots in real time, preparing you for placements and final-year challenges. At this stage, you’ll start to see how the theory connects directly to building intelligent robotic machines.

Optional placement year
Take the chance to put your skills into action with an industrial placement in the UK or abroad. It’s your opportunity to work with leading companies, gain invaluable experience, and make connections that could shape your career. Many students return with job offers or final-year sponsorships, giving them a head start when they graduate.

Year 4
In your final year as a BEng student, you’ll study advanced topics such as computer vision, mobile and humanoid robots, and machine learning. You’ll also complete an individual project where you’ll design and develop a robotic solution to a real-world problem, guided by your own interests or research areas in the department. Past projects have ranged from drone navigation systems to assistive humanoid robots. Your work will be showcased at our project open day to visitors from industry and beyond.

Final year
If you continue to MEng, you’ll take on more specialist robotics topics and a major group project, often in partnership with industry or cutting-edge research groups. You might be designing advanced robotic arms, autonomous vehicles, or bio-inspired walking machines. These large-scale projects combine mechanical design, electronics, software, and AI to tackle complex real-world challenges. They are presented to industrial visitors and often go on to win national research prizes, showing just how far your skills have come.

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