Using robotics

The real world of robotics is machinery. It is small. It is hidden in layers behind plastic and metal. It requires tool use and requires tiny finger movements. Computers allow a different type of robotics. Repairing robotics can be a normal part of the day for someone in their job. Building and designing robotics are different skills than repairing. Instructions can be provided which allow pieces broken to be replaced with pieces new.

Instructions can help you follow the complex design for already designed and manufactured products. The ability to repair complex systems built by others requires significant problem solving if the product has pieces which become worn out and have an impact on the functioning of the whole when they are more challenging to replace, wear out over time or break in a way that is difficult to identify what has happened.

Machinery which helps identify problems with robotics has flowcharts which help you identify where problem areas are. Someone else built these.

Instructions can look simple but can have multiple jumping off points. They can look simple to read but then when it comes to actioning them they don’t make sense.