According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates. | 82% |
| Process or interpret signals or sensor data. | 80% |
| Debug robotics programs. | 78% |
| Build, configure, or test robots or robotic applications. | 77% |
| Create back-ups of robot programs or parameters. | 77% |
| Provide technical support for robotic systems. | 76% |
| Design end-of-arm tooling. | 75% |
| Design robotic systems, such as automatic vehicle control, autonomous vehicles, advanced displays, advanced sensing, robotic platforms, computer vision, or telematics systems. | 75% |
| Supervise technologists, technicians, or other engineers. | 75% |
| Design software to control robotic systems for applications, such as military defense or manufacturing. | 75% |
| Conduct research on robotic technology to create new robotic systems or system capabilities. | 74% |
| Investigate mechanical failures or unexpected maintenance problems. | 74% |
| Integrate robotics with peripherals, such as welders, controllers, or other equipment. | 73% |
| Install, calibrate, operate, or maintain robots. | 73% |
| Evaluate robotic systems or prototypes. | 73% |
| Conduct research into the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of robotic mechanisms, components, or systems, such as planetary rovers, multiple mobile robots, reconfigurable robots, or man-machine interactions. | 72% |
| Document robotic application development, maintenance, or changes. | 72% |
| Design automated robotic systems to increase production volume or precision in high-throughput operations, such as automated ribonucleic acid (RNA) analysis or sorting, moving, or stacking production materials. | 70% |
| Design or program robotics systems for environmental clean-up applications to minimize human exposure to toxic or hazardous materials or to improve the quality or speed of clean-up operations. | 69% |
| Write algorithms or programming code for ad hoc robotic applications. | 68% |
| Plan mobile robot paths and teach path plans to robots. | 66% |
| Make system device lists or event timing charts. | 63% |
| Design robotics applications for manufacturers of green products, such as wind turbines or solar panels, to increase production time, eliminate waste, or reduce costs. | 62% |
| Automate assays on laboratory robotics. | 54% |
