r/AskRobotics is a subreddit with 17k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses robotics, looking for, struggling with, beginner, and robot arm, 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
: "Overwhelmed by Robotics Resources—Where Should I Actually Start?"
19 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Beginner robotics kits for kids?"
4 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Robotics engineer looking for field robotics, deployment, or automation opportunities"
3 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "My Open Source project Got 5 stars !"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "[Feedback wanted] Incoming CSE/ECE undergrad — built a 9-phase self-taught robotics roadmap (Linux → C++ → embedded → kinematics → ROS2 → controls → CV → SLAM → capstone). Tear it apart."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/AskRobotics
#1
Robotics
: "How do I figure out what area of Robotics particularly interests me?"
33 posts
#2
Looking For
7 posts
#3
Struggling With
4 posts
#4
Beginner
: "3 in 1 bot for Beginner"
4 posts
#5
Robot Arm
: "Open Loop Arctos Robot Arm"
4 posts
#6
Mentor
2 posts
#7
Project
2 posts
#8
Robot
2 posts
#9
Ai
2 posts
#10
Electronics
: "Complete beginner looking for an Electronics study buddy / project partner"
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
Education/Career
: "Temperature check of the robotics industry"
37 posts
#2
General/Beginner
: "I joined a robotics club because I figured that was the best way to start learning robotics. Where do I start?"
32 posts
#3
How to?
: "Robotics MS later. Complete beginner. What should I learn from scratch alongside college?"
21 posts
#4
Software
: "Are we seeing real breakthrough with VLAs ?"
17 posts
#5
Mechanical
: "Create a robot"
9 posts
#6
Electrical
: "Looking for a Free Robotics Simulator for Mac/Web"
5 posts
#7
Debugging
: "How to deal with EKF Variance?"
1 post
#8
Tutorial
: "Ocupo una recomendación o consejo"
1 post
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Yearly
+9k members(119.8%)
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Last updated: September 8, 2026