Robotics & Artificial Intelligence
Robotics and artificial intelligence are transforming the way the world works. Robots perform surgery, assemble cars, explore planets, and manage warehouses; AI systems diagnose disease, generate images, predict behaviour, and make decisions at a scale and speed that no human team could match. Together, these technologies raise some of the most significant engineering, scientific, and philosophical questions of the present moment, and they demand practitioners who can design, implement, and evaluate complex intelligent systems.
At the University of Glasgow, this four-year full-time programme sits at the intersection of these two fields, covering the theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence alongside the practical engineering of robotic systems. You will study machine learning, computer vision, sensor systems, motion planning, control theory, and the software architectures that allow robots to perceive and act in the world. The typical entry tariff of 216 points reflects the demanding and highly technical nature of the programme.
You will engage with both the mathematical underpinnings of AI, including probability, optimisation, and linear algebra, and the hardware and systems engineering dimensions of robotics, giving you a genuinely integrative perspective on how intelligent machines are built.
You will develop skills in programming, systems design, experimental research, and critical evaluation of AI methods, and you will work on projects that require you to bring together theory and practice in the development of real robotic systems.
Graduates are exceptionally well positioned for careers in autonomous systems, robotics engineering, AI research and development, industrial automation, healthcare technology, defence, and the tech industry more broadly. The combination of robotics and AI expertise is among the most sought-after in the current technology landscape. Many graduates continue to postgraduate study or research, contributing to the rapid development of intelligent systems that are reshaping economies and societies.