Sept 2026 Entry
1.5 years (Full-time)
2.5 years (Part-time)
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The interdisciplinary curriculum encompasses essential areas including embodied AI, robot mechanisms, motion planning, and soft robotics.
Early Round: 2025-10-15
Main Round: 2026-01-15
Extended Round: 2026-04-30
Early Round: 2025-10-15
Main Round: 2026-01-15
Extended Round: 2026-04-30
What's New
- MPhil
- PhD
- Taught Postgraduate
- Undergraduate
- Undergraduate
Programme Aims
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To provide advanced education and training for students who intend to upgrade their knowledge and are seeking higher-level careers in Intelligent Robotics Engineering
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To strengthen students' professional competitiveness and prepare them for leadership roles in industry
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To provide students with a solid foundation in both fundamental principles and cutting-edge technologies driving modern intelligent robotic systems
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To develop students' capability to apply theoretical knowledge and practical skills in solving real-world engineering challenges?
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Programme Characteristics
As the first postgraduate degree in Intelligent Robotics Engineering in Hong Kong, this programme aims to equip students with a robust foundation of the principles and technologies that drive modern intelligent robots. The interdisciplinary curriculum encompasses essential areas including embodied AI, robot mechanisms, motion planning, and soft robotics. Through this cutting-edge programme, students develop advanced professional competencies that position them at the forefront of intelligent robotics innovation.?
The programme offers flexible study modes to accommodate diverse student needs*. Local students may alternate between full-time and part-time study from semester to semester, allowing them to balance academic pursuits with professional commitments. Students can progress at their preferred pace while adhering to the programme's registration and assessment requirements.
*International students must maintain full-time status as per visa regulations.
The field of intelligent robotics is experiencing unprecedented growth, with breakthrough applications emerging across healthcare, manufacturing, logistics, and service sectors. Leading technology companies and research institutions worldwide are making substantial investments in robotics innovation, creating strong demand for engineers who specialise in intelligent robotics. The Greater Bay Area (GBA), as a major technology hub, offers particularly attractive career opportunities in this field.
The MSc in Intelligent Robotics Engineering (MScIRE) is strategically designed to prepare graduates for these high-impact roles. Students develop expertise in cutting-edge robotics technologies while building practical skills valued by industry leaders. This combination positions our graduates to take advantage of emerging opportunities in robotics research, development, and deployment across various sectors.
Programme Structure
The programme provides the option for students to engage either in the full-time study mode (taking 9 credits or more per semester) or the part-time study mode (taking fewer than 9 credits per semester). In general, each subject requires a 3-hour class per week over a 13-week semester. Full-time students normally take 3 to 5 subjects in a semester, and part-time students usually take 2 subjects.
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Students are required to complete the compulsory 1-credit subject “EEE5T03 Engineering Ethics and Academic Integrity” to satisfy the Academic Integrity and Ethics (AIE) requirement for graduation. No credit fee will be charged for this subject.
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For the MSc in Intelligent Robotics Engineering
Students must complete:?
- Coursework Route: 10 taught subjects, including 6 Core Subjects and at least 2 Elective Subjects, OR
- Dissertation Route: 7 taught subjects, including any 4 Core Subjects, and at least 2 Core/Elective Subjects, and a Dissertation
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For the PgD in Intelligent Robotics Engineering
Students must complete:?
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6 taught subjects, including at least 2 Core Subjects and 2 Core/Elective Subjects
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Core Subjects (3 credits per subject)
- Embodied Robot Intelligence ?
- Principles of Robotic Mechanisms?
- Robot Motion Planning?
- Soft Robotics?
- Advanced Control Technology?
- Advanced Product Mechatronics
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Elective Subjects (3 credits per subject)
- Computer Aided Product Analysis
- Advanced Materials and Structural Design
- Project on Product Design and Management
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Computer Vision and Image Processing
- Advanced Artificial Intelligence
- Industrial Human?Robot Systems and Automation
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(This programme is offered subject to approval)
- A Bachelor's degree with Honours in a relevant branch of engineering, or a related science discipline;???????
OR - Relevant professional qualifications or the equivalent.
Consideration will also be given to candidates without Honours degrees who have other relevant qualifications and/or appropriate work experience.
If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the University’s minimum English language requirement for admission purposes. Please refer to the "Admission Requirements" section for details.
Individual cases will be considered on their own merit. Applicants may be required to attend interviews or tests to further demonstrate their language proficiency.
For general enquiries, please contact:?????
Miss Onki Law (phone: 2766 6658; email: me.info@polyu.edu.hk)
For further information on academic matters, please contact:??????
Prof. David NAVARRO(phone: 2766 7816; email: dnavar@polyu.edu.hk)?????
Prof. YU Xiang (phone: 3400 2557; email: lucien.yu@polyu.edu.hk)
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Website: /me/study/taught-postgraduate-programmes/MSc-in-Intelligent-Robotics-Engineering/
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Suitable candidates may be invited to attend interviews.
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Classes are normally held on weekday evenings.
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Classes can also be arranged with alternatives such as full-time weekends, full-time weekdays or online delivery.
HK$8,500 per credit for local and non-local students
Optional
Required
Other supporting documents such as copies of relevant professional qualifications and awards (if any) are optional.
