Is Mechatronics/Robotics a valuable degree?

I was intending on applying to Manchester , Sheffield and QMUL for Mechatronics and Robotics as that is the area of Engineering im most interested in, however i've been told that choosing such a niche early on isnt advisable and that most companies would rather hire a Mechanical/CS/EE Engineer instead as in Mechatronics you get "spread too thin" between ME/EEE/CS without getting the indepth knowledge you would have in other degrees. So is Mechatronics still a viable degree to go into if you want to eventually end up working in Robotics?

Hi!
My name is Izzy and I'm a 4th year mechatronic Engineering student at Lancaster University. I chose Mechatronic Engineering because combines Mechanical and Electrical & Electronic engineering but also includes robotics, control engineering, programming and more!

At Lancaster, many of our coursework projects are multidisciplinary so members of the team do different engineering courses. As a mechantonic engineering student I understand both the mechanical and electronic parts of the project so I can take responsibility of either of those sections if needed. Additionally, as a mechatronic student I can also help integrate and program both the mechanical and electronic parts together. So a broad range of knowledge is useful in project work. At my time at Lancaster, I've built and worked with multiple different robots and I've had the opportunity to work with people from industry. Some people think Mechatronics is too niche but ultimately if you are passionate about mechatronics then you should pursue it. You could also do some research into engineering graduate schemes/jobs for robotics to see which university disciplines/courses they recruit from.

I hope that helps. Best of luck with your application and if yo have any more questions, I'd be happy to help!
Izzy (Lancaster Engineering Student Ambassador)

Hi!
My name is Izzy and I'm a 4th year mechatronic Engineering student at Lancaster University. I chose Mechatronic Engineering because combines Mechanical and Electrical & Electronic engineering but also includes robotics, control engineering, programming and more!

At Lancaster, many of our coursework projects are multidisciplinary so members of the team do different engineering courses. As a mechantonic engineering student I understand both the mechanical and electronic parts of the project so I can take responsibility of either of those sections if needed. Additionally, as a mechatronic student I can also help integrate and program both the mechanical and electronic parts together. So a broad range of knowledge is useful in project work. At my time at Lancaster, I've built and worked with multiple different robots and I've had the opportunity to work with people from industry. Some people think Mechatronics is too niche but ultimately if you are passionate about mechatronics then you should pursue it. You could also do some research into engineering graduate schemes/jobs for robotics to see which university disciplines/courses they recruit from.

I hope that helps. Best of luck with your application and if yo have any more questions, I'd be happy to help!
Izzy (Lancaster Engineering Student Ambassador)