r/AskRobotics is a subreddit with 15k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses robotics, engineering, learning, projects, and career, 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"
22 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help: Robotics Project Ideas for Teenangers"
14 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Project ideas"
4 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Controlling a $100 STEM robot with AI: My experiments with Local LLMs vs. ChatGPT/Claude (Looking for collaborators!)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskRobotics
#1
Robotics
: "Book suggestions for learning Artificial intelligence for Robotics."
119 posts
#2
Engineering
: "Going to develop my first Engineering product/project"
14 posts
#3
Learning
: "Book suggestions for Learning Artificial intelligence for Robotics."
12 posts
#4
Projects
: "How do you recommend getting started in robotics? Tools and beginner Projects"
12 posts
#5
Career
: "Would a robotics Career be more stable than SWE?"
11 posts
#6
Motor
: "Question about picking Motors"
11 posts
#7
Ai
: "Connecting Robots to Ai Agents with AgenticROS: Questions for Realsense"
11 posts
#8
Beginner
: "Trying to dive into Robotics as a Beginner"
10 posts
#9
Looking For
7 posts
#10
Design
: "Need Help with Robotic Arm Design"
6 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
General/Beginner
: "How do I get into robotics with zero experience?"
33 posts
#2
Education/Career
: "Robotics Research without PhD?"
21 posts
#3
How to?
: "How do I get into robotics field as a CS undergrad?"
13 posts
#4
Mechanical
: "Question about picking motors"
13 posts
#5
Software
: "Fine tuning a model for Robotics"
10 posts
#6
Electrical
: "Why would you choose working in robotics instead of EE ?"
8 posts
#7
Gifts/Presents
: "Adult Robotics Kit"
3 posts
#8
Debugging
: "Curious how people are debugging robots in production these days."
3 posts
#9
Tutorial
: "Swarm Robotics: a beginner-friendly lecture on coordination, decentralization, and collective behavior"
1 post
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+8k members(134.3%)
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Last updated: June 29, 2026