Robotics Technicians
Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems.
- Tasks
- 22 tasks15 core, 7 supplemental
- Family
- Architecture & EngineeringOne of its 59 occupations
- Code
- 17-3024.01SOC 2018: 17-3024
What the work is made of
15 core tasks and 7 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors.Core taskTask 21059Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 2. Troubleshoot robotic systems, using knowledge of microprocessors, programmable controllers, electronics, circuit analysis, mechanics, sensor or feedback systems, hydraulics, or pneumatics.Core taskTask 16589Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 3. Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors.Core taskTask 16593Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 4. Maintain service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems.Core taskTask 16579Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 5. Modify computer-controlled robot movements.Core taskTask 16584Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 6. Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components.Core taskTask 16592Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 7. Align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.Core taskTask 16588Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 8. Attach wires between controllers.Core taskTask 16586Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 9. Evaluate the efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems, reprogramming or calibrating to achieve maximum quantity and quality.Core taskTask 19684Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 10. Test performance of robotic assemblies, using instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.Core taskTask 16591Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 11. Train customers or other personnel to install, use, or maintain robots.Core taskTask 16576Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 12. Build or assemble robotic devices or systems.Core taskTask 16596Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 13. Document robotics test procedures and results.Core taskTask 16581Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 14. Assist engineers in the design, configuration, or application of robotic systems.Core taskTask 16587Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 15. Install new robotic systems in stationary positions or on tracks.Core taskTask 16594Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 16. Program complex robotic systems, such as vision systems.Supplemental taskTask 16577Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 17. Develop robotic path motions to maximize efficiency, safety, and quality.Supplemental taskTask 16585Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 18. Fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures, using metalworking machines.Supplemental taskTask 16580Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 19. Train robots, using artificial intelligence software or interactive training techniques, to perform simple or complex tasks, such as designing and carrying out a series of iterative tests of chemical samples.Supplemental taskTask 16590Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 20. Inspect installation sites.Supplemental taskTask 16583Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 21. Maintain inventories of robotic production supplies, such as sensors or cables.Supplemental taskTask 21060Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 22. Develop three-dimensional simulations of automation systems.Supplemental taskTask 16582Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018
Where this comes from
Quoted from the U.S. Department of Labor, and credited. Nothing on this page is written by us.
How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 17-3024
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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