Robotics and autonomous systems engineering

Design robots and machines that move and make decisions on their own in factories, warehouses and hospitals.

• Mechanics and actuators
• Sensors and control
• Programming and computer vision
• Autonomous systems

In Arabic: هندسة الروبوتات والأنظمة الذاتية

4 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.

Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:

• Robotics engineer
• Industrial automation engineer
• Autonomous systems engineer
• Control engineer

Professional classification with the Saudi Council of Engineers.

GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Engineering, manufacturing and construction” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)¹.

Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)¹:

• 20211442–1443 AH5.6%
• 20221443–1444 AH5.3%
• 20231444–1445 AH5.0%
• 20241445–1446 AH4.6%

For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.

Example programmes abroad

• University of Michigan, Robotics BSE
• University of Sheffield, Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering BEng
• Heriot-Watt University, MSc Robotics

• The report expects robots and autonomous systems to transform the business of about 6 in 10 employers by 2030 (1451–1452 AH).³