What is the difference between a robotics engineer and a robotics technician? In Careers: Robotics for Kids, you'll learn a little about both career options.
Robotics technicians use advanced tools and technologies to design, build, and maintain robots. A 3D printer and laser cutter are some of their most essential tools. Robotics technicians use them to carefully assemble electronic components and circuits. They also use special software to program robots and control their movements precisely. In today's fast-paced world, the demand for skilled robotics technicians is snowballing. Nearly every field, from manufacturing and healthcare to agriculture and space exploration, integrates robots into their work. As robots become more integrated into our daily lives, the opportunities for robotics technicians will only continue to grow.
If you love tinkering with gadgets and figuring out how things work, being a robotics engineer could be perfect for you! You could help make new robots that do all sorts of amazing things. Robots will make the world a better place. They will free humans from tedious tasks and allow them to do other creative activities. Robots are the future. As a robotics engineer, you could help create robots that help people with disabilities. For example, you might create a robot that allows people who can't walk to move around. Or you could build robots that clean up pollution. Maybe your interest is space. Robots are piloting spacecraft now. There are so many possibilities!
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What you will learn in Careers: Robotics for Kids:
0:00 Introduction
0:32 Robotics engineers and what they do
1:20 How to become a robotics engineer
1:56 Robotics technicians and what they do
2:55 How to become a robotics technician
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