Ph.D. in Robotics
The Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM) serves as the flagship for Tech’s robotics efforts and therefore, the research institute has an integral relationship with the program. Almost all of IRIM faculty members serve as research advisors to students pursuing the robotics degree.
The program supports Tech’s mission to provide education in disciplines related to science, technology, and interdisciplinary areas, and to recruit and educate outstanding students who will provide leadership in a world that is increasingly dependent on technology. Currently, Tech has more than 40 faculty members actively engaged in the Ph.D. robotics program.
Admission Requirements
The Georgia Tech criteria used in determining each applicant’s eligibility for consideration includes:
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent (prior to matriculation) from a recognized institution; graduation in the upper quarter of their class; students must show evidence of preparation in their chosen field sufficient to ensure profitable graduate study;
- GRE scores are currently optional for both the MS Robotics program and the PhD Robotics program in the College of Computing (Interactive Computing)
- For international applicants, satisfactory scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Minimum scores are 100 (Internet-based test), 250 (computer-based) or 600 (paper-based).
For more information about the PhD Robotics program, please see the program website: https://research.gatech.edu/robotics/phd-program-robotics