Master in Robotics and Automation Engineering

Tuition comes to 3,388 USD per year.

Robotics and Automation Engineering is a master's programme offered in English at Università di Pisa, in the city of Pisa, Italy. The discipline sits at the intersection of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, and it trains students to design, build, and control machines that can sense their environment and act on it with limited human intervention. Typical coursework spans control theory, mechatronics, sensor and actuator systems, computer vision, artificial intelligence for perception and planning, and the programming of industrial and service robots. Students also work with kinematics and dynamics of robotic manipulators, embedded systems, and the software architectures that let robots coordinate multiple tasks safely. Because automation now touches manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, agriculture, and consumer products, the field draws on a mix of hardware know-how and software skill, and students are expected to move comfortably between physical prototyping and coding. Graduates of robotics and automation programmes commonly move into roles such as robotics engineer, automation engineer, control systems designer, or research and development specialist within manufacturing firms, technology companies, and research institutes. Others continue into doctoral study, pursuing further research in areas like autonomous systems, human-robot interaction, or industrial automation. The skills developed, systems thinking, programming, and hands-on problem solving with electromechanical hardware, also transfer to adjacent fields including aerospace, automotive engineering, and biomedical devices. The programme runs for two years and is taught in English, making it accessible to international students who wish to study engineering in Italy. Admission is open access, meaning a bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualification is the entry requirement, without a separate competitive selection process.