Unfortunately, it's VERY confusing. Even in the field, you'll find a slew of titles to go along with someone whose responsibility is mainly programming and logic for robots.
There are a large number of companies who specialize in robots. ABB, Fanuc, and a number of others. I'm 100% certain that we have folks in this forum that work for those companies. Tell them what it is you want to do, and ask them what type of degree they look for when interviewing.
Heck... there's some guy... ex-mentor for the Thunderchickens, now he belongs to the robo-somebodies... I think he wears flourescent green shoes alot....
You might want to ask him.