How To Become a Robotics Software Engineer [2022 Updated]

Step by step guide to become a Robotics Software Engineer

Praveen Dinelka
8 min readApr 1, 2021

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In our childhood, robots are often seen as metallic completely mechanical devices. But in reality, there is a large electronic as well as software side attached to the robotics field.

Robotics software engineering is the field where you develop software for robot control and automation.

In this article, I will list out 11 steps that will improve the essential skills required to pursue a Robotics Software Engineering career. You can consider this as a learning path.

At the end of the article, there is a link to a google doc I prepared with all the recommended courses available. Make sure you check it out. I tried to add high qualty free courses offered by reputed universities as much as possible.

Step 1 — Learn Mathematics

Is mathematics really used in robotics? When you were building your first line following robot, you may never have used any mathematics concept.

But, actually, mathematics is fundamental if you are building your robot from the ground level. That’s where an engineer differentiates from a hobbyist.

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Praveen Dinelka

A compassionate, high-energy operating mechanical engineer turned software developer writing about Science.