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That sounds like a different market segment. If McDonalds wants to invest in removing their line cooks, they aren't going to wait until someone starts a startup
by randomdata 9y ago
That sounds like a different market segment. If McDonalds wants to invest in removing their line cooks, they aren't going to wait until someone starts a startup providing that. They are going to hire an automation firm staffed with "robotics engineers". They, the engineers, then have to figure out how to make it work, be that through machine learning and computer vision, or some other method.
Although the fact that you point to founders here, and echoing that there is little viability in a career as a "robotics" engineer, emphasizes the earlier comments.
- wtvanhest 9y agoI think we are both agreeing with each other, you are just misreading my comment. The OP said something to the effect of: I don't see jobs for Robotics engineers. (as evidence that robotics is not an expanding field). I said something like: You won't see jobs for 'robotics engineers' you will see jobs for specific purposes. > They are going to hire an automation firm staffed with "robotics engineers". Exactly. If a company doesn't know how to solve their problem and all they want to do is automate stuff, they will hire a consultancy to tell them who to hire. The consultancy will hire specialists (i.e. not 'robotics engineers') and the large company will hire specialists and project managers. There will never be job postings for robotics engineers, all while the number of people working on robotics increases dramatically.