MSc in Robotics

The MSc in Robotics is designed to provide you with the ability to understand, design and implement modern robotic systems. Robotics is increasingly prominent in a variety of sectors from manufacturing to health, to remote explorations, as autonomous and semi-autonomous systems interacting closely with people.

The programme exposes you to a wide range of advanced engineering and computer science concepts with the opportunity to carry out your final dissertation at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory - the UK's largest and most comprehensive robotics facility and a world-leading centre of robotics research.

The programme is jointly delivered by the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England, both based in the city of Bristol, and therefore draws on the combined expertise, facilities and resources of the two universities that are also the founding partners of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory.

Core units

• Robots Mechanics, Intelligence and Programming
• Image Processing and Computer Vision
• Uncertainty Modelling for Intelligent Systems
• 3D Animation
• Robotic Systems
• Research Skills

Optional units

You will select three of the following:

• Advanced Dynamics
• Computational Neuroscience
• Advanced DSP and FPGA Implementation
• Artificial Intelligence with Logic Programming
• Statistical Pattern Recognition

Dissertation

You will start working on your dissertation during the second semester. This is a substantial piece of research work making up a third of the overall MSc. It is possible to work on your dissertation at Bristol Robotics Laboratory or in conjunction with one of our many industrial partners.