Is Robotics for you? | Introduction to the Robotics Industry
Mon, 24 Aug
|UWA Tavern
Bringing together students and the robotics industry. Most students assume robotics is closed to anyone without a mechatronics degree, so the talent pipeline stays narrower than it needs to be.
Time & Location
24 Aug 2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
UWA Tavern, M300 UWA Student Guild, Hackett Dr., Crawley WA 6009, Australia
Guests
About the event
Think robotics is only for mechatronics grads? Think again.
Join us for a night with industry leaders who'll show you how broad robotics has become — and the real problems the industry is actually solving. Whether you're studying computer science, AI, data science, or something else entirely, there's a path in.
Speed-network with companies across the robotics ecosystem, then hear from a panel of professionals about what it actually takes to build a career in this space.
Speakers include:
Renu Kannu, Global Robotics Accelerator Lead, Core Innovation Hub
Dr Michael Vernon, Senior Engineer, CoraMetix