{"id":122131,"date":"2022-08-16T12:18:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T16:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=122131"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:58:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:58:49","slug":"master-of-science-in-robotics-autonomous-systems","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/academics\/explore-degree-programs\/master-of-science-in-robotics-autonomous-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science in Robotics &#038; Autonomous Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Robotics &amp; Autonomous Systems have become a part of everyday life, and exponential growth is anticipated in areas including medicine, transportation, supply chains, and space exploration. The Master of Science in Robotics &amp; Autonomous Systems is designed to combine instruction in the underlying theoretical basis for modern robotics and autonomous systems with machine learning and hands-on experience in industry or research. This program is designed for students coming from any engineering or computer science bachelor&#8217;s degree program, and teaches them to synthesize engineering with machine learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Fall 2026 application opened on September 1<\/strong>. All applications received\u00a0<strong>after<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>June 1\u00a0<\/strong>will be reviewed on a space-available basis. The GRE is not required for applications to the MS in Mechanical Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/admissions\/graduate\/masters-degrees\/masters-webinars\/\">Attend a Webinar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/admissions\/graduate\/graduate-admissions\/application-deadlines-requirements\/\">Application Requirements <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/22-1155-ENGFACILITIES-043-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Female student working with robots hand so it can hold an object, while other students work on controlling other aspects of the robot\" class=\"wp-image-123607 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/22-1155-ENGFACILITIES-043-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/22-1155-ENGFACILITIES-043-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/22-1155-ENGFACILITIES-043-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/22-1155-ENGFACILITIES-043-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/22-1155-ENGFACILITIES-043-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2>Program Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Machine Learning<\/li><li>Soft Robotics<\/li><li>Feedback and Control Systems<\/li><li>Mechatronics<\/li><li>Self-Driving Vehicles<\/li><li>Smart City Technologies<\/li><li>Assistive Technologies<\/li><li>Environmental and Sustainable Systems<\/li><li>Medical and Surgical Device Development<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Amazon Robotics Day One Fellowships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A program established to support exceptionally talented students from diverse technical and cultural backgrounds who are pursuing master-of-science degrees. The fully-funded fellowship provides recipients with the opportunity to participate in the Amazon Robotics internship program and receive mentorship from experts in their chosen field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/bar-horizontal-solo-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-124478 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/bar-horizontal-solo-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/bar-horizontal-solo-424x636.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/bar-horizontal-solo-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/bar-horizontal-solo-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/bar-horizontal-solo-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/08\/bar-horizontal-solo-scaled.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3>Coursework<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Required Course (4 credits)<\/strong>: Introduction to Robotics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program can be completed in 2\u20133 semesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robotics Core Course <\/strong>(Choose 4 courses, 16 credits) &#8211; Choose one each in Control (C), Design (D), Perception (P), and Machine Learning (ML). Course offerings include, but are not limited to::<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Robot Motion Planning (C,P)<br>Medical Robotics (D)<br>Vision, Robotics, and Planning (C,P)<br>Soft Robotics (D)<br>Formal Methods in Robotics (C)<br>Cyberphysical Systems (P)<br>Learning from Data (ML)<br>Machine Learning (ML)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technical Electives (Choose 3 courses, 12 credits)<\/strong><br>Any graduate engineering or physical science course (500 and above) may be used as an elective (including those from the Robotics Core list above).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cNot many people can say they built a medical robotic device in the classroom. . . . I came to graduate school to change the path I was on and do something with more of a humanitarian focus, and this is exactly the class to do that.\u201d<\/p><cite>Franco Juli\u00e1 Wise, a student in Prof. Sheila Russo&#8217;s Medical Robotics course<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim\" style=\"min-height:700px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-129230\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/eng\/files\/2022\/09\/2215407-scaled.jpg\" style=\"object-position:48% 55%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"48% 55%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/09\/2215407-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/09\/2215407-636x424.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/09\/2215407-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/09\/2215407-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/09\/2215407-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/files\/2022\/09\/2215407-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<h2>Career Development Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/admissions\/graduate\/masters-degrees\/professional-development\/\">Career Lab <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/student-engagement-careers\/careers\/\">Career Development Office<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Looking for Robotics &amp; Autonomous Systems interns?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:tron@bu.edu\">Prof. Roberto Tron<\/a>, Director of the Master&#8217;s Program in Robotics &amp; Autonomous Systems, to become a partner organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:63px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This degree has been designed to combine instruction in the underlying theoretical basis for modern robotics and autonomous systems with machine learning and hands-on experience in industry or research. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8588,"featured_media":124458,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"template":"","meta":{"_editor_template":""},"bu_progs_page-type":[4],"bu_progs_degree-option":[74],"bu_progs_education-level":[106],"bu_progs_area-of-study":[198,176,178,179],"bu_progs_format":[111],"bu_progs_availability":[],"bu_progs_location":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/122131"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/bu-program-page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8588"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/122131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171777,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu-program-page\/122131\/revisions\/171777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_page-type?post=122131"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_degree-option","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_degree-option?post=122131"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_education-level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_education-level?post=122131"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_area-of-study","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_area-of-study?post=122131"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_format?post=122131"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_availability","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_availability?post=122131"},{"taxonomy":"bu_progs_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/bu_progs_location?post=122131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}