# Robotics Technicians > Build, install, test, or maintain robotic equipment or related automated production systems. - Code: 17-3024.01 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 17-3024) - Family: [Architecture & Engineering](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-17), one of its 59 occupations - Tasks: 22 tasks (15 core and 7 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/17-3024.01 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/17-3024.01.json ## What the work is made of 1. Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors. Core task · Task 21059 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 2. Troubleshoot robotic systems, using knowledge of microprocessors, programmable controllers, electronics, circuit analysis, mechanics, sensor or feedback systems, hydraulics, or pneumatics. Core task · Task 16589 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 3. Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors. Core task · Task 16593 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 4. Maintain service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems. Core task · Task 16579 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 5. Modify computer-controlled robot movements. Core task · Task 16584 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 6. Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components. Core task · Task 16592 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 7. Align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes. Core task · Task 16588 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 8. Attach wires between controllers. Core task · Task 16586 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 9. Evaluate the efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems, reprogramming or calibrating to achieve maximum quantity and quality. Core task · Task 19684 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 10. Test performance of robotic assemblies, using instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges. Core task · Task 16591 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 11. Train customers or other personnel to install, use, or maintain robots. Core task · Task 16576 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 12. Build or assemble robotic devices or systems. Core task · Task 16596 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 13. Document robotics test procedures and results. Core task · Task 16581 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 14. Assist engineers in the design, configuration, or application of robotic systems. Core task · Task 16587 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 15. Install new robotic systems in stationary positions or on tracks. Core task · Task 16594 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 16. Program complex robotic systems, such as vision systems. Supplemental task · Task 16577 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 17. Develop robotic path motions to maximize efficiency, safety, and quality. Supplemental task · Task 16585 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 18. Fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures, using metalworking machines. Supplemental task · Task 16580 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 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 task · Task 16590 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 20. Inspect installation sites. Supplemental task · Task 16583 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 21. Maintain inventories of robotic production supplies, such as sensors or cables. Supplemental task · Task 21060 · Rated by 22 occupational experts, August 2018 22. Develop three-dimensional simulations of automation systems. 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