As a graduate of the Master’s in Robotics with a specialisation in Human-Robot Interaction & Social AI, you can look forward to an exciting career as a systems engineer, R&D engineer, product engineer, or user interface designer, to name but a few. You can also continue with a PhD or EngD programme. Or what about starting your own company?
Type of degree
Upon completion of this Master's with a specialisation in Human-Robot Interaction & Social AI, you will receive a Master’s degree in Robotics. Also, you can title yourself Master of Science (MSc). Your specialisation will be mentioned on your diploma supplement, highlighting your specialised knowledge and skills in the field of human-robot interaction and social AI.
Job opportunities
With your specialised knowledge of how robots interact with people in socially effective and acceptable ways, you will be well prepared to create robotic systems for industrial, healthcare, or societal applications at a wide range of companies and institutions.
- Industry robots: consumer electronics companies, manufacturing and automation companies, logistics and supply chain companies, or innovative startups focusing on human-centric AI.
- Healthcare robots: medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, telemedicine and research institutes, medical robotics companies, or startups developing AI-driven solutions for healthcare.
- Social robots: environmental conservation organisations, government agencies, smart cities and urban development companies, technology policy firms, or education and research institutions.
Whichever career path you choose, you will be sure to find exciting opportunities at numerous private and public organisations worldwide. You can work at healthcare technology companies like Intuitive Surgical and Medtronic. What about starting your career at Philips, ASML, Thales, or the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)? Or are you interested in a career at a company that distributes industrial and embedded computing products like VDL Systems?
Start a business
Do you have a great business idea? At the University of Twente, you can turn it into reality! At UT, we highly encourage entrepreneurship. In fact, with over 1,000 start-ups to its name, UT is recognised as one of the most entrepreneurial universities in the Netherlands. Did you know that big international companies like Booking.com and Just Eat Takeaway were once founded by students of UT? We are keen to put your scientific knowledge to practical use in solutions that people and society need. Your innovative ideas, creativity and the courage to put in the extra mile will be rewarded. As a catalyst for meaningful entrepreneurship, we offer you the Novel-T foundation and their start-up hub Incubase on campus.
You can use your master’s research - or prototypes from the research you have done - to start your own business. Students of the University of Twente have started Robottle: a robotics company that improves efficiency in the food and beverage industry. Will you be next?
POST-MASTER OPPORTUNITIES
Instead of pursuing a professional career right after obtaining your Master’s degree, you can opt for an academic career by completing a PhD or an EngD. An EngD programme is more practically oriented and aligned with direct problem solving and addressing design needs of a particular industry whereas a PhD programme is more focused on research. You can follow both types of programmes at the Twente Graduate School (TGS).
CONTINUE AS A RESEARCHER: OBTAIN A PHD
A PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) entails studying and carrying out research in a particular area for a period of four years. You can do this within one of our research groups or our structured PhD programmes. An integral part of a PhD is writing your PhD thesis and presenting and defending your research publicly. Obtaining a PhD gives you the title Doctor (Dr).
FOLLOW AN ENGD PROGRAMME
You can also choose to follow an EngD programme after graduation. Such a programme usually takes two years and prepares you to become a high-level technological designer. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certified diploma and the academic degree title Professional Doctorate in Engineering (EngD).