Day in the Life of a Robotics Engineer

Have you tunred on Closed Captions (CC)?

(if not, please do)

• Yes

• No

The robot surgeon helps complete "complex surgery in a minimally (fill in the blank)" way

• Imbecilic

• Important

• Investigative

• Invasive

Where have robots been in use for a longer amount of time?

• Factories

• Operating Rooms (Hospitals)

Besides programming, what else does this robotics engineer need to know to do his job?

• Electronics and mechanical engineering

• Driving and coding

• Electronics and driving

• A lot!

Why is it challenging for robots to operate in home environments?

• It's not messy enough

• Homes are highly dynamic and unstructured: they're hard for the robot to predict.

• There are too many people in homes.

• Homes are unchallenging to the advanced robot brain.

It took the surgeon ___ years of training to be able to operate the DaVinci robot.

What's the difference between the robot's work and the human's work?

• Robots do the fun stuff. Humans work hard.

• Robots order humans around.

• Humans do repetitive tasks. Robots do thinking tasks

• Robots do repetitive tasks. Humans do innovative tasks.

Which robotics job was most interesting to you?

• Surgeon who uses robotic tools

• Robotics engineer in a car factory

• Robotics team manager

• Game developer