What degrees or certifications gave you the biggest boost in your career?
the “biggest boost” wasn’t my MS; it was getting ROS plus a vendor cert (FANUC HandlingTool) and shipping one production cell. If you’re tight on time/cost, take ROS-Industrial training (Training — ROS-Industrial) and build a demo with perception and a PLC handoff — recruiters cared more about that than the diploma. If you’re aiming at research-heavy roles the MS helps, but for integrator work this path pays faster.