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mostly shared ground
Robotics engineer
robotics
Robotics engineers design, build and program robots, moving between CAD, code, electronics and machines that misbehave in physical reality. AI assists with code generation, simulation and design iteration, while integration and hands-on troubleshooting on real hardware still fill much of the week.
The exposed part of the week
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The part that gains value
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Safer ground: build these
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Systems thinking
seeing patterns & creating models to handle complexity
Programming & algorithms
understanding how computers operate
Spatial awareness
understanding the three dimensional space around you
Uncertainty
handling unexpected situations
Interdisciplinary thinking
understanding how roles & disciplines intersect
AI literacy
understand how ai would affect us, for better or worse
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