Automation and Robotics
Automation and robotics constitute fundamental pillars in the technological transformation of industry today, and therefore represent a relevant specialty within the Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering at ETSEIB. In a context marked by digitalization, Industry 4.0, and the increasing demand for intelligent systems, mastering automation techniques, sensing, and advanced automation is key to designing and optimizing complex industrial processes. These disciplines allow for improved energy efficiency, increased productivity, and the guarantee of high standards of quality and safety in increasingly sophisticated industrial environments.
Furthermore, robotics has become an essential driver of innovation in strategic sectors such as manufacturing, logistics, automotive, or biomedicine. The specialization in automation and robotics offers you highly transversal training, combining knowledge of electronics, mechanics, computer science, and control, which opens a wide range of professional opportunities in fields with great projection. This orientation prepares engineers capable of leading the development of autonomous technologies, cyber-physical systems, and intelligent industrial solutions, responding to the current and future challenges of industrial engineering.
In the Automation and Robotics specialty, you will complete your basic training in the field of automation with advanced control techniques for the analysis of dynamic systems and the design of their controllers, in order to meet more demanding operating specifications. You will also learn the fundamental concepts of robotics and its application in production and service processes, in addition to different techniques for perception systems such as computer vision.
How you will learn
The specialty consists of 6 subjects of 5 ECTS each that work on the necessary contents to reinforce knowledge in the field of engineering in automation and robotics.
The methodology of the different subjects that make up the specialty includes theory-problem sessions, practical laboratory and/or computer room sessions and, in some cases, the completion of specific assignments on the content taught.
Career opportunities
The general profile of the degree prepares you to perform the functions of:
- Project Engineer, Technical Consultant, Process Analyst, Maintenance Manager, Production Manager, R&D Engineer, Innovation Coordinator, Technical Auditor, Technical Sales Engineer, Quality Manager.
The fields of work of the specialty include:
- Mechatronics, Electric motor control, Process control, SCADA systems, Artificial vision, Industrial robotics, Real-time control, Sensors and actuators, Collaborative robotics (cobots), Cyber-physical systems, Robotic rehabilitation, Traction control, Powertrain, Process engineering, Applied artificial intelligence, Industrial digitalization, Digital twins.
The set of competencies you will acquire in the degree and the specialty will help you become a complete professional, prepared to lead and innovate in the industry of the future.
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