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    KEY FACTS

    • Title
      MEng (Hons) Robotics
    • Course type
      Full-time
    • Duration
      4 years (optional placement)
    • Award
      Master of Engineering - MEng (Hons)
    • Faculty
      Faculty of Science and Technology
    • School
      School of Computing and Mathematics
    • UCAS codes
      Institution P60
      Course H676
    • Location
      Plymouth
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​Professional accreditation 
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MEng (Hons) Robotics is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
to satisfy the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer status.
 

IET Scholarships

All of our electronics and robotics programmes are accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET); any student embarking on our courses are eligible to apply for a number of IET engineering scholarships. Amounts can vary between £1,000 and £3,000 per annum, and closing dates for applications are usually at the end of June. For more information on the different scholarships available, details on how to apply and confirmed closing dates for applications, please visit the IET Awards and Scholarships web pages.​

Course highlights

This course was recently accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and achieved a maximum score of 32/32. Robotics systems are rapidly developing with innovations in both physical dexterity and behavioural intelligence. The impact on industrial and home automation is significant and this course will prepare you for the challenges offered by these exciting and varied technologies.
 
  • Joining our MEng course means working towards an honours degree that provides the shortest route to professional and chartered status  
  • Become involved with our robot football team. We are the UK National Champions and frequently sponsor our students to attend matches all over the world!
  • We have links with many sectors of Industry and benefit from their participation in course development, delivery and project sponsorship
  • Our fourth year student project open day showcases the excellence of the engineering skills development and the high levels of achievement of our undergraduates, with many industrially sponsored prizes awarded
  • You are very welcome to come to our next project open day (TBC) and see for yourself the excellent projects of our final year students. 
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Double world champions and double world record holders

The robots at FIRA 2011A team of students and lecturers of Plymouth University competed in the FIRA 2011 Robot Olympics World Championship in Taiwan. Our custom-built humanoid robots have smashed their own world record with a new time of 42 seconds in the sprint. The robots next went on to beat the world champions in the marathon as well.
 
​Photo of the Universities iCub robot
​Bioloid robot football