u/Accomplished-Fox6146

I’m a CS undergrad planning to do a thesis-based Masters in CS/AI.

My plan is to focus specifically on AI applications for robotics (Computer Vision, Reinforcement Learning, and ML) and collaborate directly with the robotics labs at the university for my research.

Two questions:

1. Is this a good path for long-term career growth/specialization?
2. How is the Robotics/AI job market compared to standard SWE right now? Is the job security actually better because of the higher barrier to entry?

Thoughts?