As of June 2026, Robotics Engineers has an AI-exposure score of 62/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Robotics Engineers
More exposed than 74% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$122,930. About 9,300 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Architecture & Engineering roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (95%).
- Document robotic application development, maintenance, or changes.
- Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates.
- Debug robotics programs.
- Write algorithms or programming code for ad hoc robotic applications.
- Install, calibrate, operate, or maintain robots.
- Process or interpret signals or sensor data.
- Make system device lists or event timing charts.
- Integrate robotics with peripherals, such as welders, controllers, or other equipment.
- Evaluate robotic systems or prototypes.
- Create back-ups of robot programs or parameters.
- Build, configure, or test robots or robotic applications.
- Provide technical support for robotic systems.
- Design automated robotic systems to increase production volume or precision in high-throughput operations, such as automated ribonucleic acid (RNA) analysis or sorting, moving, or stacking production materials.
- Design software to control robotic systems for applications, such as military defense or manufacturing.
- Supervise technologists, technicians, or other engineers.
- Design robotic systems, such as automatic vehicle control, autonomous vehicles, advanced displays, advanced sensing, robotic platforms, computer vision, or telematics systems.
- Design end-of-arm tooling.
- Investigate mechanical failures or unexpected maintenance problems.
- Conduct research on robotic technology to create new robotic systems or system capabilities.
- Conduct research into the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of robotic mechanisms, components, or systems, such as planetary rovers, multiple mobile robots, reconfigurable robots, or man-machine interactions.
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