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Future-ready skills
Graduate prepared for careers in robotics, automation, and intelligent systems.
Engineer the future of Autonomous Robotics, the NMITE way
Autonomous robots are transforming the world, from self-driving vehicles and drones to smart manufacturing, healthcare technology, and planetary exploration.
Designed for students who want to stretch their thinking, take responsibility, and work on complex systems where details matter.
Our new Autonomous Robotics degree will prepare you to design, build, and control intelligent machines that can sense their environment, navigate themselves, make decisions, and act independently.
Due to start in September 2026, this programme is now in development.
The future won’t just run on robots. It will run on your ideas.
Autonomous robotics sits at the intersection of engineering, artificial intelligence, sensing, and software.
On this degree course you’ll explore how machines perceive the world, process information, and make decisions in real time. From mobile robots to advanced automated systems, you’ll gain the skills to create technologies that operate without constant human control. You will learn engineering fundamentals too, from materials to system, from coding to control.
At NMITE, learning happens through hands-on projects and real-world challenges, so you’ll be building and testing systems from the start.
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Why study Autonomous Robotics at NMITE?
Our unique and innovative NMITE approach will apply to this course as all others. Focusing on challenge-based learning alongside industry partners, that give employer-ready skills.
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Small learning groups
Work in teams that replicate the real working environment
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High contact time
Make the most of lots of academic contact time, with evenings and weekends free
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Industry-led projects
Solve practical problems, with employers inspired by real engineering challenges
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Integrated engineering
Build experience in robotics, AI, sensors, electronics, engineering and more
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Hands-on learning by doing
Work with actual robotic systems and get to grips with real engineering.
Who is this degree for?
This degree could be a great fit for you if you:
- Enjoy engineering, robotics or AI
- Like solving problems and building practical solutions
- Are curious about how intelligent machines work
Want to help shape the future of technology
Whether you're fascinated by robots, autonomous vehicles or smart machines, this degree will give you the tools to turn that curiosity into real engineering skills
Where could it take you?
Autonomous robotics is one of the fastest-growing areas of engineering. Engineers who can design and build intelligent systems are increasingly in demand across many industries.
Graduates may pursue careers in fields such as:
- Mobile Robotics Engineer
- Drone Systems Engineer
- Computer Vision Engineer
- Control Systems Engineer
- Field Robotics Engineer – deploy and maintain autonomous robots in outdoor environments (Military applications, mining, agriculture, utilities)
- Systems Engineer
- Safety & Certification Engineer
- Software Engineer
Meet the course lead
Professor Alexandru Stancu brings more than 25 years of international experience in robotics, AI and autonomous systems. He previously led the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Research Group at the University of Manchester and founded Manchester Robotics Ltd.
An internationally recognised expert in drone and autonomous vehicle technologies, he has delivered high-impact research and real-world deployments across defence and civilian sectors, securing over £10 million in funding.
Alex is also a committed educator whose hands-on, inclusive teaching approach aligns closely with NMITE’s mission.
Be the first to find out when applications open...
Register your interest to receive all the latest updates about our new Autonomous Robotics degree, as they unfold!
- Be the first to hear about all the latest updates
- You'll be notified first when applications open
- You'll receive invitations to future open days and robotics events
- Hear about opportunities to enrol on our short courses
Register your interest now
The NMITE Difference
As with all NMITE's degrees, our Autonomous Robotics degree is being designed, from conception to creation, to be different. The difference? Preparing you to be confident, skilled, world-conscious, and outstandingly employable.
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