The BEng Mechatronics and Robotics programme offers a strong understanding of Artificial Intelligence, automation systems, Industrial Internet of Things as well as mechatronics for real-time systems through practice-based learning.
Learn how to build robots and design machines which are functional and efficient. Studying both robotics and mechatronics will give you a greater understanding of both engineering roles and their connections.
Get to grips with the latest digital systems and software being used and gain a strong understanding of Artificial Intelligence, automation systems, the Industrial Internet of Things and mechatronics for real-time systems.
Guided by guest lecturers and experienced engineers and designers you will receive support to work on real-world projects, build your own professional portfolio and network with the industry.
Collaborating closely in teams, you will develop confident communication skills, and problem-solving skills required to develop projects quickly within a fast-paced industry.
Our north London location gives you access to industry contacts, work experience opportunities and the chance to showcase your work at design engineering competitions. You will also have the option to work in the industry with a paid, year-long work placement.
Our degree opens up career opportunities wherever engineering automation is involved.
You will have gained get a broad understanding of robotics, design, electronics, mechatronics and networking solutions. And you will have developed confident interpersonal and communication skills, problem-solving and teamwork skills required by the industry.
Our graduates leave fully equipped with the technical and analytical skills they need to secure jobs in this growing field.
This degree will be accredited by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED) as we've done successfully with our other engineering programmes.
We have over 145 years of experience delivering professional, creative and technical education that prepares students – like you – for success in global careers, so find out more today.
We are seeking accreditation by the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED). Meeting the requirements of the IED will mean this degree will fully meet the academic standards of Chartered Engineer (CEng), which enables you to apply for CEng status after gaining suitable experience in an engineering role.
To get a broad understanding of robotics, design, electronics, mechatronics and networking solutions, you will explore all aspects of engineering
Most of your learning will be project-led in specialist labs and workshops in the Ritterman Building. It is equipped with industry-leading equipment where you can develop your practical skills in areas that interest you.
Using the latest hardware and software, including LabVIEW, MATLAB, SolidWorks, NX and STEP-7, you will also learn to develop systems that control physical motion – such as the ones you’ll find in robotic applications and industrial automation.
The course provides a range of practical skills and knowledge required for mechatronics and robotics engineering, including how to engineer systems and develop sensory processing for autonomous robotics.
You will extend your learning, skills and experience by:
This is a three year full-time degree. Your full-time study years are structured like this:
All of our engineering courses share a common first year of study. This allows you to get a grounding in all aspects of engineering. Then depending on your interests, you can then continue with this course or transfer to the BEng Design Engineering degree.
You will specialise in the area of automation; learning how to model, simulate, design and programme a wide range of mechatronics and robotic systems while gaining an in-depth experience of the industry-specific software architectures used for complex industrial systems.
You will learn how to build and analyse in-depth mechatronic and robotic systems. You'll develop the practical skills needed to apply AI and machine learning methods/algorithms in different types of autonomous robots for practical applications. You'll also have the opportunity to apply what you have learned throughout the programme in the major project.
This module will develop knowledge and understanding of a range of modelling and prototyping processes and techniques in order for students to successfully complete a number of projects. They will learn to use a range of tools to accomplish this. The projects will require students to develop and use a variety of problem solving skills and to utilise knowledge gained from other taught modules.
The aim of this module is to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of electronics. Students will develop a range of practical skills, attitudes and techniques required to construct electronic circuits successfully.
The module aims to expose students to the fundamentals of computing and programming paradigms, and enable students to write computer programmes in response to a given brief which respond to software and physical devices and processes.
The module aims to provide students with the mathematical knowledge and tools to model and understand particular problems in engineering, and to interpret these results to provide information relevant to designs and decisions they will make as engineers.
This module aims to explore and demonstrate the role and responsibilities of the engineer in various contexts outside their subject specialism. These would cover issues such as recognising obligations to society, the profession, the environment and commitment to professional standards. The module will also cover other wider issues such as materials and their impact on the environmental factors, ethics, EDI in a workplace, globalisation (global manufacturing, operating in global markets, cultural issues, financial concerns, risk etc) and its impact on business operations.
This module aims to provide knowledge and understanding of control systems and explains the principles of feedback control. The module also develops the student’s ability to analyse techniques for designing and modelling controllers to solve real world problems based on block diagrams and transfer functions and to use such techniques in the context of engineering design.
This module aims to provide knowledge and practical skills in robotic systems. Students will acquire the knowledge to formally describe a robotic system so they can use robotic frameworks to make calculations about a robots movement. They will learn the differences between mobile robots and manipulators, the similarities and differences in the problems that need to be solved when using them, as well as techniques to combine them and use them together. Students will gain experience using robot simulators, and physical hardware, and widen their experience of the sensors used with them.
This module aims to provide knowledge and understanding of the broad aspects of digital enterprise solutions. The module will develop the student’s ability to analyse and critique mechatronics systems with a view to optimising such systems with the use of digital twin modelling and the integration of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) infrastructure.
This module aims to develop understanding of the concepts and theory of operation that lie behind mechatronic devices and systems, and gain experiential understanding of the effect that design has on these devices through construction, programming, demonstration and analysis. The module also develops realisable solutions to real world situations and needs, practical capability in the design and realisation of mechatronic systems using appropriate hardware and software along with a wider knowledge of application of mechatronics in the real world.
This module aims to provide students with knowledge and practical skills of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques used in robotics. The module will cover different types of autonomous robots in a variety of fields and applications. Students will acquire knowledge and practical skills on robot sensory processing, particularly vision, and on the use of machine learning methods and algorithms, and how these are applied to real life autonomous robotic applications.
This module provides students with the opportunity to undertake a major piece of self-directed engineering design using the knowledge and skills learnt throughout the programme. Students are expected to provide a significant personal contribution to all phases of the engineering design and development process, appropriate to the goals of their programme.
To find out more about this course, please download the Mechatronics & Robotics specification (PDF).
We review our courses regularly to improve your experience and graduate prospects so modules may be subject to change.
We offer lots of support to help you while you're studying including financial advice, wellbeing, mental health and disability support.
We'll support you if you have additional needs such as sensory impairment or dyslexia. And if you want to find out whether Middlesex is the right place for you before you apply, get in touch with our Disability and Dyslexia team.
Our specialist teams will support your mental health. We have free individual counselling sessions, workshops, support groups and useful guides.
Our Middlesex Unitemps branch will help you find work that fits around uni and your other commitments. We have hundreds of student jobs on campus that pay the London Living Wage and above. Visit the Middlesex Unitemps page.
You can apply for scholarships and bursaries and our MDX Student Starter Kit to help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.
We have also reduced the costs of studying with free laptop loans, free learning resources and discounts to save money on everyday things. Check out our guide to student life on a budget.
This course opens the door to a variety of career options. Our degree prepares you for work in both mechatronics and robotics engineering as well as several areas including design engineering, electrical and mechanical engineering.
We encourage you to develop a commercial approach to engineering via supported live projects with industrial partners. You could be working in a variety of sectors from manufacturing to agriculture, transport healthcare and defence to space exploration.
Below are just a few examples of the types of careers that you could pursue after graduating with us:
Automation engineer
An automation engineer’s role may include designing, programming, simulating and testing automated machinery and processes to complete a task precisely.
Mechanical engineer
A mechanical engineer works on the design, development and maintenance of mechanical components, systems and machinery. A mechanical engineer can work in a range of industries where mechanical systems are used.
Design and development engineer
A design engineer’s role includes researching and developing ideas for new products and systems, and improving those that already exist. Design engineers work in a wide range of industries on a variety of products and services.
CAD technician/officer for BIM or PD
A computer-aided-design (CAD) technician/officer uses software to develop design plans such as floor plans, buildings plans and exhibition layouts as part of the Building Information Management (BIM) system. CAD specialists may also work on product designs (PD) which are then sent to engineers to create prototypes.
Electrical engineer
Electrical engineers work on designing and developing electrical products and components. This can include electrical machinery, control systems and equipment in a number of industries from transport, to telecommunications, to the armed forces.
As a BEng Mechatronics & Robotics graduate, you will have excellent career prospects.
Some of our graduates have gone on to work at Titan Motorsport, Ashridge Engineering, Tevva eTrucks and more. Many have started their own business in engineering design and/or production and be a part of the automation boom. Some graduates also choose to continue further their studies, and this degree has provided a strong foundation for this work.
Our employability service, MDXworks will launch you into the world of work from the beginning of your course, with placements, projects and networking opportunities through our 1000+ links with industry and big-name employers in London and globally.
Our dedicated lifetime career support, like our business start-up support programme and funding for entrepreneurs, has been recognised with the following awards:
The top 20 UK universities for business leaders and entrepreneurs – Business Money, 2023
A top 10 university for producing CEOs – Novuana, 2023
Want to be your own boss? You'll have the chance to pitch your business to gain mentoring and grants of up to £15,000.
You’ll study with students from 122 countries who’ll hopefully become part of your global network. And after you graduate, we'll support you through our alumni network to help you progress in your chosen career.
Placements and internships can greatly improve your future job prospects after you graduate. They usually boost your confidence and academic results by giving you the opportunity to practice what have learned in a professional setting.
You can opt to extend this degree course by a year (without paying additional tuition fees) and spend your third year doing a paid work placement of between 36 and 48 weeks, which we will help you to find.
By making a good impression during your placement year, you greatly increase your chances of securing a job with the company after graduation.
Our specialist employability service will also help you find placement opportunities.
The fees below are for the 2024/25 academic year.
Full-time: £9,250
Full-time students: £16,600
The following study tools are included in your fees:
To help ensure uni is affordable, we’re doing everything we can to support our students.
Find out more about undergraduate funding and all of our scholarships and bursaries.
1. UK fees: The university reserves the right to increase undergraduate tuition fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions. The tuition fees for part-time UK study are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.
2. International fees: Tuition fees are subject to annual review and we reserve the right to increase the fees each academic year by no more than the level of inflation.
Any annual increase in tuition fees as provided for above will be notified to students at the earliest opportunity in advance of the academic year to which any applicable inflationary rise may apply.
Dr Vien joined the Department in 2013 and is currently the programme leader of BEng Design Engineering/Mechatronics & Robotics programmes. He is actively involved in research areas related to signal processing, wireless communications and networking.
Dr Chinellato has expertise in autonomous robotics, artificial intelligence, computational modelling and cognitive sciences. He is also the programme leader for MSc Robotics.
Dr Geng is actively involved in several research projects in the areas of intelligent robots, soft robotics, and medical robotics with emphasis on legged robotics and neuromorphic robotics.
Dr Gandhi is involved in research areas as brain-computer interfaces, biomedical signal processing, use-centric graphical user interfaces, assistive robotics and Traffic prediction models to build an Intelligent Transport system.
We’ll carefully manage any future changes to courses, or the support and other services available to you, if these are necessary because of things like changes to government health and safety advice, or any changes to the law.
Any decisions will be taken in line with both external advice and the University’s Regulations which include information on this.
Our priority will always be to maintain academic standards and quality so that your learning outcomes are not affected by any adjustments that we may have to make.
At all times we’ll aim to keep you well informed of how we may need to respond to changing circumstances, and about support that we’ll provide to you.
Start: September 2024
Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years full-time with placement
Code: H150