Robotics engineers are in high demand - but what is the job really like?

[@aaronalquiza9680]

as a software engineer, i've been dabbling into electronics and robotics little by little and i realize how MUCH i don't know and how excited i am to learn from the bottom all over again!

[@rl8571]

Your car with auto steering lane adjust features or auto parallel parking is literally a robot. The most advanced are the ones used in surgeries and pays the most mainly due to very high litigation risk.

[@ThmsPng]

Would you say it would be realistic to retrain workers displaced by robots to robotics or robotics support fields?

[@SuperMakeSomething]

Ph.D. robotics engineer here. It is great to see a wider adoption and recognition of this field and that this skill set is now increasingly being taught at the undergraduate level. At the risk of sounding old, _back in my day_ (😄) it was only possible to study this field after undergrad, leading many of us old timers to go to grad school. With an ever increasing amount of robotics, autonomous technology, and AI in our everyday lives, the need for individuals with this type of background will continue to grow!

[@chris2444]

do you mind if i ask if this is under controls engineering? i am an older student with engineering technology background and finishing up a 2-year degree in robotics and engineering science then transferring for EE undergrad. want to make sure i am in the right subdivision. ty!

[@pnthien1989]

do you have any advices for bachelor robotics? the program combines so many fields (electronics, sensors, AI, SW, mechanic,...) I confused and worry which one is the best choice for me?

[@WealthyChronicle]

Robotic surgery is seriously fascinating. It’s like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it’s real, and it's saving lives. Anyone else impressed by how this tech is evolving so fast? 🙌💡

[@milfordjohnson2289]

mmmm no not really. i thought this tech was at least pre covid levels. AT LEAST. unless theres been subtle advancements they havent mentioned in the video. it is impressive tho yes :)

[@owensiegel4452]

currently majoring in Robotics engineering. For those wondering you just have to take all of the hard core classes of electrical, mechanical, and computer science and some extra major specific things. Get ahead in math or you cannot graduate in 4 years.

[@botnaruionut1498]

What university?

[@TheJB84]

14 years into my career - principal engineer of robotic integration and process automation of high reliability computer hardware used in space and military applications. My suggestion - work on things, all things, cars, computers, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic. If you can't fix basically anything you need to learn how. Math and science is less than 50% of the job. My best engineers grew up on farms fixing equipment and infrastructure or were mechanics early on, I never hire based on degrees. Most importantly, don't be afraid to fail. Fail often and learn from these failures. Experiment with everything.

[@SpaceCovai]

Robotics is tomorrow's technology. Robotics engineering has been giving opportunities for new generation

[@mennol3885]

I want to say that robots have been here for a long time. Conveyor-beltless factory? Yes please. But I think we've seen nothing yet and robotics is indeed tomorrow's technology. In conjunction with AI.

[@elingenierisimo]

We started this several years ago, following a childhood dream. Now we are living that dream in the best way, without having known before that everything was going to change so much in such a short time. Simply an extraordinary journey.

[@williamc5648]

What

[@derbacksteinbacker4942]

Im a cnc machinist in Germany and just last week we comissioned our first robot that loads raw material into the machine and takes the finished parts out. Since shortage of skilled workers is a thing here, thats the only way we can sustain and grow our output. Where one person usually was managing 2 machines at max there will probably be one person managing 6 machines with robots in the future

[@mennol3885]

Somehow we have a shortage of workers and robots are taking our jobs at the same time? You're doing great work. People need to stop listening to fear mongering messages and focus on learning skills and be useful.

[@LionelAkram]

We had ten cells like this at Spuhr, maybe more now, I left over two years ago. But it was also swapping parts from OP1 to OP2 in addition to material in and finished part out since we would have both setups running side by side the machine. Only needed 3 of us technicians trained to do CAM/CNC and programming/setting up the robots to keep all 10 machines running almost 24/7 and I'd often cover for programming/running a CMM too with frequent setup changes. If anything the company hired more and grew as a result where it wouldn't have been possible with the higher cost of labour in Sweden.

[@surfacemaker]

in your opinion do you think that with a recognizable database with in a robot still can make its own decisions or be overided? meaning they could create a database and decide who lives or dies. they could create a replacement robot for every person they kill. it would intake food and proceed to process it and make it come out a soft cusion under the rectum. An entire mechanical organism that resembles every aspect of what a human does on a daily basis filled with personality traits in a database. its scary but the war ahead isn't gonna look like the terminator it will be silent and everyone will still look like they are accounted for and alive.

[@TheJB84]

14 years into my career - principal engineer of robotic integration and process automation of high reliability computer hardware used in space and military applications. My suggestion - work on things, all things, cars, computers, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic. If you can't fix basically anything you need to learn how. Math and science is less than 50% of the job. My best engineers grew up on farms fixing equipment and infrastructure or were mechanics early on, I never hire based on degrees. Most importantly, don't be afraid to fail. Fail often and learn from these failures. Experiment with everything.

[@SwarmStormOfficial]

Amen to this.

[@ivanmerkushev6596]

This is great advice. I started my career as a production line operator, now I am a CNC operator and will eventually become a CNC programmer, then I plan to go to university to become a robotics engineer. I have noticed that it is much easier for me to work than for those who came after studying without work experience.

[@urbanstrencan]

Robotics engineering is the field young people should focus on for the future, the new robotic tech is just amazing :) Great video

[@keenheat3335]

too bad, the industry only want experienced robotic engineers with years of experience but at the same time don't want to hire junior/graduate robotic engineers. It's almost if the industry is purposely creating a shortage even worse in the future by not hiring and training young engineer. I know plenty of grad that cannot get a job even after 1000s of applications. The industry is saying one thing but the way they are acting is completely different.

[@jackindex2912]

@@keenheat3335 I agree 1000% I am graduating this school year and I have not found a single entry level/junior robotics related engineering role in North America

[@tuckwaiyip9975]

​​​@@keenheat3335 I thought I am the weird one as I have the same thought since this news mentioned shortage but in fact the sector is very choosy ,no difference from semicon, I graduated as mechatronics engineer, with final year studying about robotics and kinematics ,but not able to find any job related to robotics. The situation here in my country is exactly the same as what you described. The sector only welcoming to those who have experience and actually those who get the job is those experienced job hopper that has at least 3 year experience or above. I managed to get my first job as graduate trainee in a well known US semiconductor conglomerate that is featured in news recently ,starting with alphabet I.I am not able to continue to convert to permanent position just because at that time the company is undergoing hiring freeze and retrenchment. The president in my department took decision to stop graduate trainee program and those who will end the program will be no longer allowed in company. No support given after contracts ends. Definitely, I feel no difference if you are working in other sector, you are just abandoned like trash. Till now, I still have no idea why the company would rather fire a fledging engineer and employ the new batches of graduate trainee.Honestly, it breaks my trust and I am totally disappointed with the tech industry as I worked my best and sacrifice my time same as those experienced former colleague. I will not devote my all to next company because it does not worth it.

[@alexanderokak5112]

@@keenheat3335 very true, experiencing this myself. Similar problem to general software engineering industry where companies that are chained to their stock valuations fire/don't hire graduates/juniors because investing in your own workforce it too long of a commitment, and SOME managers will bounce companies by the time it becomes an issue.

[@bills6009]

@@keenheat3335 The issue is liability. They don't want to face professional liability if they hire junior engineers.

[@ASU-MSN]

We need more trained robotics engineers at the bachelor and master degree level.. with knowledge and skills that intersect electrical, mechanical and software systems.

[@Zain-ez7we]

Really interest in it Currently doing mechanical engineering.

[@gregegg9134]

Currently an electronics engineer major, love to see to robotics in the medical field, but something about using our resources to build cars feels very wrong. Maybe it’s my love for trains…

[@sam_phuyel]

Surgeons can literally work from home very soon. 🔥🔥🔥

[@appiahmends118]

It possible since its teleoperated but it comes with technical challenges like latency and bandwidth issues, signal reliability, system redundancy and data privacy issues.

[@fuzer4047]

@@appiahmends118 5G already fix most of these issues but 6G will improve it even more

[@Edithhandle]

Ai will replace but the robot creators and surgeond

[@everythingisfine9988]

The surgeons could be training surgery AI models without even realizing it

[@TheCarmacon]

Maybe not realizing it, but at least someone in the hospital has to know it. It is illegal to collect data in medical devices without the customer knowing the purpose and how and where it's processed. And yes, there are medical systems data systems out there that collect data to train all kinds of AIs.

[@tomaszkarwik6357]

well there are literal companies that have been developing AI suegical robots for years at this point. That was happening YEARS before chatGPT existed

[@calvink.4511]

DaVinci is fascinating

[@CanalianInc]

I have been working as robotic engineer since before that was an actual title. It is boring and the majority of robots used are old tech. If you wanted to get into it, you would be better to just start building them, there are heap of open source project you can choose from 3d print and start building. You will learn more in one month of fulltime dedicated tinkering than with a formal education of 5 years.

[@iancockrell5920]

I second this, but the path to making money that way is very convoluted. If you build your own stuff, you HAVE to finish what you start, and more than that, you have to add it to a portfolio in a very well-presented format if you want to get a job.

[@scootergirl3662]

I definitely want to be a robotic engineer. Now if only tech employers in the US would get a clue and train people and not only allow the elite to do it.

[@Useimwnx99]

By 'only allowing elite' you mean having requirements so that only qualified people can work on the robots used for critical operations right? Lol

[@MsDarkCello]

It sounds more like unless you graduated from the top institutions with either a masters or PhD, you won't find a job in robotics. Not everyone can afford to go to grad school and put off earning a steady paycheck to pursue higher Ed. Not every institution has robotics as a major. So yes, the elite have access to all these resources. It should definitely be more accessible if there is truly a need for roboticists.

[@lv1543]

robots are so cool!!!!

[@FutureAIDev2015]

Is this specifically for Singapore or does it apply to the US too?

[@mustyrious]

Any engineers in the comments im currently on my journey to mechatronics I want to work with robotics and ai any general tips and suggestions please let me know 🙏

[@KyranFindlater]

industrial robots rarely use AI, it's more classical programming and safety-rated motion programming etc. Only leading-edge research and fancy stuff is able to play with AI much. The rest of us just making robot arms or smart mechanical systems the old-school way. PLCs with ladder or structured text code, C++ code and machine vision systems, robot controller code (each manufacturer has their own IDE and coding language usually)

[@iancockrell5920]

I recently got a degree in robotics engineering tech, very similar to your field, and it is very much focused on implementation for existing systems. You sound like you want to design new systems, in which case I would tell you to specialize in data science or machine learning. Be very careful with your coursework in university, because classes that anybody can take without pre-reqs about "machine learning" might be useless classes devoid of actual useful information.

[@nagahemachandchinta5498]

I've a masters degree in Robotics and expertise but no one is hiring

[@zeed54]

some says Q2 of 2025 will be better

[@Cordycep1]

You have 10X better chance of getting a job doing doing industrial automation with SCADA or PLC programming. Well the robot arer usually integrated with industrial automation.

[@nagahemachandchinta5498]

@@Cordycep1 I'm an international citizen in US and struggling to get job here because of the citizenship and visa issues too

[@Cordycep1]

@@nagahemachandchinta5498 Trump did said he will grant green card anyone with college degree. WOrst case is automatic work permit

[@Cordycep1]

Gillette neare my home is hiring Robotics Engineer Sacramento, CA .. NVIDIA is hiring . Just google Robotic Job and location where you want to live. of course Cali cost of living is high.

[@Vlad-qu5mt]

how do you sort the mail in a post office?

[@jarongebhardt]

The replacement the Lidar with some Sensor what is it? Couldn't understand it. The self driving robot

[@miltononyango]

amazing

[@annopeinvestor]

Great

[@Jim_the_Hermit]

I was 20 in 1985. I would've killed for a job in robotics. They weren't exactly listed in the Want Ads

[@Gravybagel]

“All these robots are developed here”. lol, those are clearly ABB robots.

[@shutup-u5z6j]

what's ABB?

[@Gravybagel]

@ it’s an industrial electronics company.

[@ribeyesteak9641]

It is so funny to me that it is easier for a robot to accuratly do something with micrometeter precision than to fold a towel. For now humans, we are superior in textilel manipulation

[@AhmetYilmaz-z2s]

All jobs are in high demand, yet most people can't find work...

[@anaskattan5714]

Is this true, specifically for this degree?

[@xxbatman69xx98]

@@anaskattan5714 I'm in electrical engineering and what he said is true. I literally cannot find a internship because I'm running into ghost jobs, and or a bot is filtering me out.

[@Ngapak_Dewek]

Systematic industry may later be fully automated

[@Treebronx]

Cool 😎

[@geraldozambrinjunior4667]

Sou um simples tecnico em mecatrônica e automação industrial. Digo que aqui no Brasil a cirurgia feita com robo está matando pacientes que se submetem a cirurgia gratuita , feita por aprendizes de cirurgia robotizada. Segundo um amigo meu e médico, o operador faz movimentos errados entre um estágio e outro na cirurgia causando danos e cortes involuntários. A causa pode ser a falta de noção de eixos x, y, z mesmo com visão binocular, somado com falta de coordenação motora e afinidade com o equipamento. Formar grupos pequenos e bem formados seria uma opção.

[@muhammadaamir321]

Make video for cyber security

[@steveg2277]

For starters, it’s hard lol.

[@sahasananth987]

Yeah boi I am a robotics engineer lmao the Math is super fun

[@SKYzLxmit]

@@sahasananth987 What is your secret, or advice to me whos been struggiling with Calculus, The insight would greatly help me Much Gratitude, - Some guy pulling an all-nighter

[@dallasdominguez2224]

We just covered Image Based Visual Servoing in my course. The math was so interesting (image jacobians for control) once I understood it.

[@SKYzLxmit]

@@sahasananth987 hey Saha did you see my previous comment for some reason KZbin has been on my behind

[@sahasananth987]

@@SKYzLxmit no

[@jackfreeman5935]

I'm interested in doing a career in robotics having been inspired by Sci-Fi movies as well as Japanese Anime but unfortunately I studied Business Management in University. I'm 37 now and I've decided to pursue a career despite not having studied at University. Is it possible for a career in the field at my age without a University backdrop and how do I begin from the beginning in the field of robotics? Any answer would be most appreciated. Thank you.

[@g.zoltan]

Well, I'm very young and went straight for robotics/automation for my Master's studies. I do not see the high demand. Choosing this field was likely a mistake, as confirmed by all the other commenters, there is simply no demand at all. The video is likely a click-grabbing piece made to tickle the futurist cravings.

[@quoctrungnguyen4553]

very hard i would say , you have to master both computer enginneer (robotic) and computer science (AI)

[@Michael-Humphrey]

What else are going to do you’ve been called go for it

[@stove.d]

Anything's possible but you will have to prove you are exceptional while standing out from intense competition. You would need quite the portfolio of home projects. But you could surely get an entry level role if you find the right company.

[@adrianoolivares7851]

yes robotics is not just one field its all of them your degree only covers like 3%

[@williambustos2132]

Seems like we're over complicating things with robots

[@aziz-lb7rd]

I don't get it, the video title is about robotics engineers but the content is about surgery????

[@ziyadmusa8553]

Just a look at how a robot is used in surgery

[@aziz-lb7rd]

@ziyadmusa8553 Read the title again

[@ziyadmusa8553]

@@aziz-lb7rd I know that's why I said just. Was that the only thing showed in the video

[@kristal1624]

The reporter’s laughter is like a squirrel. 😅😅😅

[@Humjung]

they did surgery on a grape y'know

[@eggxecution]

nice

[@shutup-u5z6j]

When I grow up, Ima make an army of robots and take over the world. Mark this comment, in about 10-15 years time when somebody takes over the whole world, you know its the guy who commented under this video, Me.

[@jeffreyarceo5753]

0:50

[@williamd7161]

Next : Robotics Engineers massive lay off.

[@shellicellini6959]

Scammers scammers scammers many people are still working traditional jobs such as nurse, bartender and other office staffs. This article is for R and D staff. Not about real life and job.

[@jimj2683]

I have a degree in robotics, but cannot get a relevant job at all. What a useless education. Should have become a doctor or dentist instead.

[@1010Analytics-io]

Cool

[@pranavsharma-pw3zv]

4:05 No matter how many videos I watch on such Nerdy stuff And indian Guy always shows up...lol

[@Gaiuscassius565]

well indian people are just really hard-working and smart.

[@allthecommonsense]

Inexpensive the bigger reason.

[@caleb7799]

@@Gaiuscassius565 yeah ok. try getting your degree without all your buddies giving you the answers

[@shutup-u5z6j]

@@Gaiuscassius565 nah, they are just too scared of their parents😂

[@kaduoliveira3710]

Acredito que o SENHOR será o porque.

[@yacir]

this would ve impressed me if it was dated 3years ago, statistics dating to 2018? almost feel like history channel. XD robots making robots, 0 human factory of EVs. thats in China today.

[@leonorrivera6379]

Robotics Engineers making robots to replace themselves

[@temperultor7602]

Technicians, engineer stuck with the next iteration

[@anaskattan5714]

My view is that humans wouldn’t need to work jobs just for money if robots replace us. Does that make sense?

[@shutup-u5z6j]

nah to replace you

[@CristianoFénix-z4b]

No no no. I work in heavy industry and robots are about process controls. Not software. It’s annoying listening to someone who doesn’t know what they’re talking about to people that know even less.

[@0animalproductworld558]

Very advance stuffs.

[@entropyz5242]

All you need is a degree in mechanical, electrical or aerospace engineering.

[@mr_vvs]

minimum of master's and usually a PhD for R&D on the really advanced robotics like humanoids

[@justinandreiminatejada]

not exactly you probably need to do mechanical with a masters in computer science or vice versa and do internships and have some work experience

[@entropyz5242]

@@justinandreiminatejada not really any of those degrees will get you in this field. Robotics are multidisciplinary and thus need many types of engineers to be designed and manufactured.

[@entropyz5242]

I agree with your work experience comment.

[@entropyz5242]

@@mr_vvs not really. You can do with a bachelors.

[@bobshagit]

yes lets hurry up and build a robot workforce to replace us FK NO

[@xxbatman69xx98]

No they aren't

[@lukekibbles]

hell probably

[@The_Quaalude]

?

[@TimHolthuijsen]

I'm a Robotics Engineer. Hire me

[@DS91284]

I am confused. Didnt they used to call this discipline "mechatronics engineering" before? Why keep changing names?!? 😂😂😂

[@DS91284]

*cries in confusion, flips the table and leaves the room*

[@iancockrell5920]

My university had both majors, and there were only 2 classes they did not share lol.