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Robotics engineer
Designs, builds and programs robots and automated machines.
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Interest codeRIC Realistic, Investigative, Conventional
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Robotics engineers design the mechanical parts, wire the sensors and motors, and write the code that makes a machine move on its own. They work in factories, warehouses, hospitals, farms and startups.
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