MTRN4110 Robot Design (UNSW Sydney): rated 4.1/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
MTRN4110 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 机器人设计
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 4
Handbook year: 2026
The course is aimed at developing skills on how to design and implement the capabilities of a robotic platform. Half of the course is lecture-based and deals with the following contents: Introduction to robot design.
MTRN4110 has 4 scored reviews: overall 4.1/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.1/5).
On Reddit: "Robot Design was a bit of a mess last semester, however I think that was mainly due to the course changing and updating to stay relevant, which I can appreciate. I thought it was really interesting and enjoyable. I would *highly* recommend taking MTRN4010 at the same time as 411…"
On Reddit: "It’s basically THE course for robotics. Lots of concepts used in robotics you’ll need to learn for the quizzes which you’ll then need to apply with programming a robot yourself for the main assignment. Workload is a little bit heavy due to the assignment but is worthwhile if you…"
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Q: Is MTRN4110 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: overall 4.1/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MTRN4110, and when is it offered?
A: MTRN4110 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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