Robotic Engineering, BEng (Hons), with industry placement

Robots play a vital role in modern society, from autonomous driving and domestic assistance to healthcare, industrial manufacturing, search and rescue, and hazardous environment monitoring. This course prepares you to contribute to this dynamic industry or academic research by integrating electrical engineering and computer science. You will acquire theoretical and practical expertise in navigation, motion control, sensory perception, autonomous decision-making, and machine learning, enabling you to design robotic systems. The program emphasizes high-level programming skills in Java and C++, alongside essential knowledge in sensors, algorithms, computer vision, digital signal processing, artificial intelligence, and intelligent agents.Based in our state-of-the-art research facilities, you will gain hands-on experience, test innovations, and engage in cutting-edge robotics research. Our school fosters a community of leading engineers driven by creativity and technical excellence. In your first year, you will be introduced to programming with C, with early assessments and support to build your skills and confidence.

Many of our courses offer a choice of optional modules to tailor your learning experience. More information about these can be found on the University of Essex website.