Program robotic equipment.

Program robotic equipment. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 3 occupations and seen in 13 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Program computer systems or production equipment. in Working with Computers .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 12 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 11 (92%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 5 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.011% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Develop, test, or program new robots. · Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors. · Robotics Technicians · importance 4.2 · direct LLM exposure
• Modify computer-controlled robot movements. · Robotics Technicians · importance 4.1 · direct LLM exposure
• Debug robotics programs. · Robotics Engineers · importance 3.9 · direct LLM exposure
• Build, configure, or test robots or robotic applications. · Robotics Engineers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Evaluate the efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems, reprogramming or calibrating to achieve maximum quantity and quality. · Robotics Technicians · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• Program complex robotic systems, such as vision systems. · Robotics Technicians · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Develop robotic path motions to maximize efficiency, safety, and quality. · Robotics Technicians · importance 3.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Write algorithms or programming code for ad hoc robotic applications. · Robotics Engineers · importance 3.4 · direct LLM exposure
• Plan mobile robot paths and teach path plans to robots. · Robotics Engineers · importance 3.3 · exposure with tools
• Train robots, using artificial intelligence software or interactive training techniques, to perform simple or complex tasks, such as designing and carrying out a series of iterative tests of chemical samples. · Robotics Technicians · importance 3.3 · direct LLM exposure
• Automate assays on laboratory robotics. · Robotics Engineers · importance 2.7 · exposure with tools
• Program computer numerical control machines. · 51-4034.00

Occupations that perform this

• Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
• Robotics Engineers
• 51-4034.00

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Program robotic equipment.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/program-robotic-equipment}
}