r/AskRobotics is a subreddit with 19k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses robotics, looking for, struggling with, ros 2, and mentor, 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
: "Electrical Engineering Student Looking for Robotics Mentorship/Tips (Advice Wanted)"
12 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Looking for unique, low-budget Robotic Arm project ideas to impress our professors (3rd-year student)"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Need help choosing a hardware + AI FYP project"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskRobotics
#1
Robotics
11 posts
#2
Looking For
7 posts
#3
Struggling With
4 posts
#4
Ros 2
3 posts
#5
Mentor
2 posts
#6
Project
2 posts
#7
Beginner
2 posts
#8
Robot
2 posts
#9
Robotics Internship
2 posts
#10
Gazebo
2 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
: "Questions on my first robotic..."
13 posts
#2
Education/Career
: "AI may not replace robotics, but it might hollow out robotics education"
12 posts
#3
Software
: "Using frontier models across the whole robot pipeline, from CAD to headless Isaac Lab?"
5 posts
#4
How to?
: "How should I implement grasp force control for a position-controlled dexterous hand in Gazebo + ros2_control?"
5 posts
#5
Mechanical
: "Has anyone here been using Codex or Claude to design robotics hardware/mechanics?"
3 posts
#6
Electrical
: "beginner"
2 posts
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Last updated: September 30, 2026