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Robotics Technicians

Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

Train customers or other personnel to install, use, or maintain robots.
Maintain service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems.
Document robotics test procedures and results.
Modify computer-controlled robot movements.
Attach wires between controllers.
Assist engineers in the design, configuration, or application of robotic systems.
Align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.
Troubleshoot robotic systems, using knowledge of microprocessors, programmable controllers, electronics, circuit analysis, mechanics, sensor or feedback systems, hydraulics, or pneumatics.
Test performance of robotic assemblies, using instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.
Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components.
Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors.
Install new robotic systems in stationary positions or on tracks.
Build or assemble robotic devices or systems.
Evaluate the efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems, reprogramming or calibrating to achieve maximum quantity and quality.
Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors.

Supplemental Tasks Include:

Program complex robotic systems, such as vision systems.
Fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures, using metalworking machines.
Develop three-dimensional simulations of automation systems.
Inspect installation sites.
Develop robotic path motions to maximize efficiency, safety, and quality.
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.
Maintain inventories of robotic production supplies, such as sensors or cables.

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