How can robots work together and make sure they don't get in each other's way or crash into each other? That is still quite difficult at the moment, I discovered during my master's degree in Systems &Control. Finding your way with a map or conform to the traffic rules is very simple for humans, but not for robots. This is because a robot understands little of the real world, and the many kinds of variations that can occur in it. If a robot does understand these variations, it can help people in care, housekeeping or in industry. We as engineers and researchers provide them with our knowledge, in order to help them. And then you will see robots much more in everyday life. I find the combination of physical systems (robots) and the software that controls them very interesting. The code you write makes the result very tangible, because the robot moves.
During my PhD, I will spend four years researching how robots can work better together. I chose TU/e because the atmosphere really appealed to me. After a bachelor, master and two years of working at the university, I especially appreciate the personal attention. You get personal attention from professors if you have specific questions or wishes in a graduation project, and the space to fill in certain things in your master's program yourself.
For example I did an internship abroad during my master’s. At the ETH university in Zurich, I did a small research project for four months. This is something that is really an opportunity within the master's program. Not only does it develop your skills and knowledge, you also work and live in a totally different environment for a while. And that is also very good for your personal development.