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Will AI replace robotics engineers?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting robotics engineers. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 39 live robotics engineers openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 74% of current robotics engineers openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
39live openings
74%ask for AI skills
3%remote
15companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Robotics, Computer Science, Motion Planning, Safety Standards, Python, C++ — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | 15 |
| Wayve | 6 |
| Lucid Motors | 2 |
| Neuralink | 2 |
| Motional | 2 |
| Senrasystems | 2 |
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