Robotics

Robotics is one of the fastest-growing and most consequential fields in engineering and technology. Robots and autonomous systems are transforming manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, agriculture, defence and domestic life, and the pace of that transformation is accelerating as advances in artificial intelligence, sensing, materials and computing power bring new capabilities within reach. Studying robotics means engaging with a genuinely interdisciplinary field that draws on mechanical engineering, electronics, computer science, control theory and increasingly on cognitive science and AI.

At Liverpool Hope University, this five-year full-time programme includes a year in industry and a year abroad, as well as a foundation year that provides a supported entry route before you begin the main degree. You will develop expertise across the core areas of robotics, including mechanical design, electronics and embedded systems, control systems, programming, machine learning and the design of human-robot interaction. The year in industry gives you direct professional experience in the robotics or technology sector, building the practical knowledge and industry connections that are essential for a field that is moving so quickly.

With a typical entry tariff of 120 UCAS points for a programme that includes a foundation year, this is a course designed to be accessible while still producing graduates with the depth of knowledge that industry needs. Graduates from robotics programmes work in manufacturing automation, autonomous vehicles, medical robotics, defence systems, consumer technology, research and development, and the growing field of service robotics. Many go on to postgraduate study in robotics, artificial intelligence, control engineering or mechatronics.

The combination of engineering rigour, computational skill and practical industry experience makes robotics graduates highly sought after in a sector that is still short of the talent it needs.