Also called: Wearable Robotics Engineer
Designs wearable robotic suits that help factory workers lift or help injured people walk again.
You fit a powered suit onto a volunteer and watch on a screen how much it reduces strain on their back while they lift boxes. Then you redesign a strap that's rubbing and test again.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in mechanical or biomedical engineering; master's helpful.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Robotics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering.
Growing faster than average. Not tracked separately by BLS; robotics hiring is growing quickly.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps tune motion control to each wearer; design, fitting and testing with real users stay human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Physics, CAD class, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2199.
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