Robotics Engineer

Career as Robotics Engineer

Robotic Engineers design and maintain robots. They are constantly engaged in research to develop new designs and expand their potential.

Job Profile

Robotic Engineers

• Design experimental robotic models
• Design production line robots with programmable arms
• Maintain and upgrade older production line installations
• Anticipate needs in new sectors and design robots with new applications
• Carry out regular checks on existing robotic models
• Find robotic applications in varied fields such as mining, ocean exploration, nano-technology, surgery, modern warfare and space-exploration
• Specialise in robotic field of study e.g Automation, Micro-Robotics, Robot Motion Planning, Signal Processing, Robot Manipulators, Artificial Intelligence, CAD, CAM, Bio-cybernetics etc

Skills required

• Innovative thinking
• Analytical thinking
• Designing vision
• Creativity

• Problem solving
• Good mechanical skills
• Disciplined attention to detail
• Team spirit

Employment Opportunities

• Manufacturing industries
• Agricultural equipment manufacturing firms
• Mining industry
• Nuclear power plants
• Research division of mechanical/electrical engineering firms
• Sea exploration 
• Space research organizations
• Biomedical equipment manufacturing firms
• Gaming industry

Recruiting Companies

• DRDO
• ISRO
• Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd.

• Bhabha Atomic Research Center
• Jindal Industries
• Tata Automotives

How do I get there?

Path 1:

• Std XII

  Stream:ScPCM

• Entrance Test

  JEE*

• Graduation

  BE/BTech **

• Postgraduation

  ME ***/Phd

• Goal

  Robotics Engineer

*JEE( Joint Entrance Examination) selects students for admission to various engineering colleges in India. There are 2 different exams JEE Main and JEE Advanced.  JEE Main is conducted by CBSE while JEE-Advanced is conducted by different IITs as decided on  rotation basis.

JEE-Mains selects students for admission to BE or B.Tech courses, Integrated MSc’s, B.Arch/B.Planning courses in the NITs, IIITs and all GFTIs (Government – Center & State Funded Technical Institutes).

JEE-Advanced Students qualifying JEE Mains through the prescribed cut-off marks are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced.

JEE Advanced score is required for admission into the IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) , ISM-Dhanbad, Indian Institute of Science (IISC), Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER).

JEE Main Exam Pattern- There are 2 papers 

Paper 1-Engineering Entrance Exam for B.Tech/B.E.( 3 hrs objective test on PCM of Class XII level) The test has negative marking. Exam can be taken as a paper pencil test or online.

Paper 2-Architecture Entrance exam for B. Arch/ B.Planning. This is a 3 hr paper and has 3 parts.

Objective test PCM, Aptitude Test, Drawing test

Eligibility: XII PCM from a recognised Board, minimum aggregate 75% or in the top 20 percentile in the XII examination.(65% for Sc/ST)

** Electrical/ Mechanical/ Electronics & Instrumentation/ Electronics & Electrical/ Electronics & Communication/ Mechatronics

*** Automation, Micro-Robotics, Robot Motion Planning, Signal Processing, Robot Manipulators, Artificial Intelligence, CAD, CAM, Bio-cybernetics etc.

Where to study?

Prestigious Institutes in India

• Aacharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore
• Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Chennai
• Anna University, Chennai

• B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology