Software engineers are distinctly different from robotics engineers. To build robots, you need to be at the intersection of software, electronics and mechanical

Software engineers are distinctly different from robotics engineers. To build robots, you need to be at the intersection of software, electronics and mechanical engineering. A robotics engineer would typically intersect at the software and electronics part. From personal experience, I can tell you that transitioning from software to robotics is not trivial. It's also very frustrating. Software is typically much faster and cheaper to debug and fix than anything hardware related...