Hi all,

I want to specialize in Robotics System Test Engineering. Testing at System-level. Not Software Test in isolation.

But; I want to learn this by doing. Not to complete separate courses in ROS2, Linux, Git, etc. I need a complete project designed for this purpose that I can follow and learn through it.

Can anyone help?

Example to the role I mean;

https://www.robotjobsboard.com/jobs/c52d2f9f27c4e9b742556a490/robotics-test-engineer-m-f-d-quality-safety

Best,

Hi reddit, as the tittle says I am quite unfamiliar with anything programming (except for Arduino IDE and basic C), and need to program a whole animatronic. For my senior design project we're making a semi autonomous animatronic, using an Arduino Uno, Raspberry Pi 5 and ROS2, animatronic has already been designed, structurally analyzed and manufacturing has begun, and all parts have been acquired, but... code. From what I've researched if I want to code it remotely I have to download Docker, which has built in Ubuntu (allows my windows to run a Linux interface which ROS2 needs), and use Visual Studio Code in conjunction. I've also heard the words Humble, Jazzy and Tier 1 support being thrown around. Also read there's another option to just use VS Code and an SSH-extension. Which would be the better option of the two, and what exactly are Humbly/Jazzy/Ubuntu and ROS2?

TL;DR : Need help understanding ROS2 programming interfaces, VS Code, SSH Extensions and how they work together, and what's the best option to coding my animatronic.

Hey everyone,

I've been working on a project called KORDEX Core, and I've just published its first release candidate, "0.1.0rc1", on GitHub.

The idea behind KORDEX is to explore how we can make robot telemetry easier to investigate: not just detect an unusual reading, but organize observations, identify patterns, examine available evidence, and communicate what we can and cannot conclude.

The current version includes:

- Rule-based telemetry pattern analysis

- Data-quality checks and uncertainty reporting

- Investigation of recorded telemetry

- Optional read-only MQTT integration

- An adapter for supported ROS2-style diagnostic payloads

- Structured findings and recommendations for human review

I want to be transparent about the project's current stage. This is an early prototype, not a production-ready robotics platform. It hasn't been validated against physical robots or field telemetry, and its real-world predictive accuracy hasn't been established. It doesn't send robot-control commands, and the ROS2-style adapter doesn't subscribe to a live ROS2 graph.

I'm sharing it because I want to learn from people who understand robotics, industrial systems, telemetry, and reliability engineering.

I'd genuinely appreciate your thoughts on a few questions:

I'm not claiming to have solved robot reliability. I'm trying to build something useful, understand the engineering challenges properly, and improve it based on evidence rather than assumptions.

Repository: https://github.com/Wale394/Kordex-core

Critical feedback is welcome. If something is poorly designed, unnecessary, or based on a wrong assumption, I'd rather know now than build on top of it.

Thanks for reading.

Hi, I’m a final year BTech Robotics and Automation student in India. I never did any internship till now and has no idea about how the industry works or what is the work of a robotics software engineer.
Since I’m in the final year ie. the 7th semester - there is an option that for the 8th semester j can either do a project or an internship and my college only allows to go for paid internships. I have knowledge of python ,C++ , Ros2 basics and some basic electronics knowledge. Now it the month of October and by December end i want to secure an internship in india with is paid at least 15k a month. I am interested in doing Ros2 simulations and is willing to explore and learn more about this. Can someone tell me , someone who is currently working as a robotics software engineer in india, how is the opportunities coming up, how to secure an internship, what all should i prepare for, what is the work that a robotics software engineer does and any other tips to keep in mind. Also i am planning to apply for at-least 20 to 30 companies for the same role so which all companies in india are actively hiring for this role. I really want to get some industry exposure. Someone please help me.

Practical question for people running ROS robots in production rather than the lab.

When something breaks in the field and you have a fix, what does getting it onto the live robot look like? OTA, someone on site with a laptop, staged rollout, sim first?

The part I’m really trying to understand is trust. Before a change goes live on a working robot, what has to be true for your team or your customer to allow it? Rollback, speed or workspace limits during a trial, a named person approving, a record of what changed, data not leaving site, a security review?

Disclosure: I’m working on tooling around this. No link, just want to know how teams really do it.