r/AskRobotics is a subreddit with 14k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses robotics, career, engineering, learning, and software, and they frequently recommend/review programming language, microcontroller, and drone.
Have questions about which motors, gears or batteries to choose? Wondering why your code doesn't work? Have questions about CAD or simulations? Looking for the perfect robotics kit to gift someone? You're in the right place!
Popular Themes in r/AskRobotics
#1
Advice Requests
: "Need Advice on whether to keep searching for Robotics Software jobs or just take whatever Industrial Automation/Robotics job I can get"
28 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What to Buy to Build Out Robotics Home Lab?"
8 posts
#3
Ideas
: "How possible is "full stack" for robotics"
4 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Robotics hiring is broken"
3 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Hey, Anybody intrested in a Remote Robotics Simulation Engineer Job?
$180/hr - $200/hr"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskRobotics
#1
Robotics
: "Robotics hiring is broken"
323 posts
#2
Career
: "Career shift to robotics + game dev hobby — Python first or go straight to C++?"
62 posts
#3
Engineering
: "Slow Transition to Electrical Engineering"
48 posts
#4
Learning
: "Book suggestions for Learning Artificial intelligence for Robotics."
36 posts
#5
Software
: "Automation Engineer (Controls/Robotics) to Robotics Engineer (Software heavy)"
24 posts
#6
Projects
: "i want to start robotics and build a robot"
21 posts
#7
Robot
: "How to learn Robotics as a beginner?"
20 posts
#8
Ai
: "Connecting Robots to Ai Agents with AgenticROS: Questions for Realsense"
16 posts
#9
Education
: "Late 20s engineer with past university robotics/hardware team experience — how do I rebuild serious hands-on skills for elite roles at NVIDIA, SpaceX, Tesla Optimus, OpenAI?"
16 posts
#10
Mechanical
: "17yo beginner: Designing my own Nema 17 robotic arm. How to approach custom Mechanical design?"
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/AskRobotics
Programming Language
3 reviews
#1
C/C++
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
C++
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Python
5.0★ from 1 review
Microcontroller
3 reviews
#1
Arduino
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Espressif
5.0★ from 1 review
Drone
2 reviews
#1
DJI
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Crazyflie
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/AskRobotics
#1
Education/Career
: "Robotics hiring is broken"
46 posts
#2
General/Beginner
: "Book suggestions for learning Artificial intelligence for Robotics."
31 posts
#3
How to?
: "What to Buy to Build Out Robotics Home Lab?"
15 posts
#4
Software
: "Is 25 too late transition into Robotics? Cs background,but zero industry experience."
9 posts
#5
Electrical
: "Why would you choose working in robotics instead of EE ?"
6 posts
#6
Mechanical
: "Cool job opportunity"
6 posts
#7
Tutorial
: "MODERN Robotics by Lynch and Park - Study buddy"
3 posts
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Last updated: June 16, 2026