Engineering & Systems

Robotics Engineer

Explore how robotics engineers combine mechanics, electronics and software to create systems that sense and act.

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What does this career involve?

Common kinds of work to investigate when learning about this area.

Work you might explore

  • Defining tasks a robotic system should perform
  • Integrating sensors, control logic and moving parts
  • Simulating and testing behaviour
  • Investigating safety, reliability and human interaction

What skills can help?

  • Control and systems thinking
  • Programming
  • Electronics or mechanics
  • Iterative testing

Courses to explore

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Projects students can try

Small projects can help you test your interest and practise the work behind this career.

PROJECT 01

Program a line-following robot

PROJECT 02

Simulate a simple robotic arm

PROJECT 03

Design a safe human-robot interaction scenario

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