Mobile robotics technicians make mobile robots, assembling them,
installing and operating control systems and maintaining mechanical
systems.
Mobile robots are the focus of a great deal of research and
almost every university has a lab that focuses on mobile robot
research. As the name suggests, they are not fixed to one location
and can be programmed to undertake precise movements. They can have
industrial, commercial and consumer uses and can even perform tasks
like vacuuming.
Mobile robotics technicians need to be skilled at designing and
assembling control systems for robots, solve logic problems, and
ultimately, control a robot to perform tasks or solve operational
problems.