Robotics Engineers

1. 01Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates.AI could speed this up a lot
2. 02Process or interpret signals or sensor data.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
3. 03Debug robotics programs.People already use AI for this at work
4. 04Build, configure, or test robots or robotic applications.Mostly human for now
5. 05Create back-ups of robot programs or parameters.AI could speed this up a lot
6. 06Provide technical support for robotic systems.People already use AI for this at work
7. 07Design end-of-arm tooling.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
8. 08Design robotic systems, such as automatic vehicle control, autonomous vehicles, advanced displays, advanced sensing, robotic platforms, computer vision, or telematics systems.AI could speed this up a lot
9. 09Supervise technologists, technicians, or other engineers.Mostly human for now
10. 10Design software to control robotic systems for applications, such as military defense or manufacturing.People already use AI for this at work

Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.

The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.

1. Build, configure, or test robots or robotic applications.
2. Supervise technologists, technicians, or other engineers.

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