National Labor Statistics Predict More Growth

 

There is good news for people trying to go after robotics engineering jobs soon. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) puts robotics engineers in its category for mechanical engineers. The organization's projections show 9% job market growth from 2016 through 2026, which is normally as fast as average. The BLS expects the addition of 25,300 jobs over the forecast period. 

 

The BLS research also unsurprisingly revealed that the people with the best job prospects available to them may be the ones who stay dedicated to learning about the latest technologies. 

 

Robotics Engineers Should Keep an Eye on Telepresence Robots

 

Speaking of the newest technologies, it seems to be that plenty of positive changes are on the way in the emerging telepresence robotics sector. A telepresence robot is a machine that moves and mostly has audio and video capabilities. A user can operate the robot remotely and see what's going on from where they are. 

 

IndustryReports.co reveals a market value worth for the telepresence robotics sector of $148.3 million in 2018 with predicted growth to $285.4 million by 2024. This change represents a connected annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.53% over the forecast period. 

 

A look at changes in the duties of robotics engineers reveals that both the Industrial Revolution and the invention of computers spurred the need for them. If telepresence robots gain popularity not surprisingly, it would be wise for robotics engineers to learn about the more details of designing, operating and potentially repairing them. 

 

The earlier cited report mentions how telepresence robots could be primarily useful for businesspeople who can 'visit' sites without needing to go there. They can also benefit the aging population by providing monitoring for health conditions and allowing older people to remain independent for as long as possible. 

 

The report also specified that the high cost of maintenance for these robots is a factor that will hinder growth in the market. Perhaps robotics engineers could make themselves in continual demand by determining how to design telepresence robots that are convenient to maintain and less likely to fail. 

 

 A Skills Shortage Could Help Well-Qualified Robotics Engineers Excel

 

Some analysts say the combined skills shortages in the robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) markets could result in millions of unfilled jobs in those areas in just a decade. The team behind a professional website called Robot.Jobs aims to help remedy the skills shortage. It's a job board developed to help companies find robotics talent.

 

If robotics engineers market themselves to make the most of the skills shortage, they could get excited to bright futures. That is mainly true as companies become progressively interested in automation and how to harness it to enrich productivity. Robotics providers will need to offer new and better things that are distinctly different from what competitors have. 

 

They will depend on robotics engineers to help them do that, significantly as more companies enter the market and pose challenges to existing entities. It is also enticing to robotics engineers that PayScale.com says the average salary is $81,831 for the role. That reveals that companies will continue to need robotics engineers in the coming years, and those workers can earn handsome salaries for their knowledge and skills. 

 

 Robotics Engineers Will Help Combine the Efforts of Human Workforces With Robotics

 

In additon to the collaborative robots or 'cobots' that work alongside humans, companies are looking at other ways to help them work safely in the same spaces as humans. Before this trend came about, industrial robots remained confined inside cages. A company called Veo Robotics wants to change that by creating sensor technology that helps sizeable robots detect humans. 

 

By way of example, once a human comes within a particular distance of a moving robot, the machine stops. This system of combining the efforts of humans and robots is reportedly more cost-efficient than other methods that might require periodic complete shutdowns of the equipment. In this case, the robot only pauses until the human moves to a safe distance away from the machinery. 

 

The most successful robotics engineers of the future is expected to be ones that can think of other creative solutions to help robotics and humans work together safely. Picking out options will help companies meet pressing demands and scale up as needed. 

 

Source: Tronserve