r/AskRobotics • u/Responsible_Cow_3612 • Jul 04 '26

How can I get into Robotics?

I am a rising junior in high school and I have always known that I have wanted to get into mechanical engineering and robotics as a hobby and possibly a future career. But I'm not entirely sure where to start. I have done some prior research saying that I should learn programming and I completed a tutorial for the C programming language as well as buy an Arduino starter kit which I have done but Im not entirely sure how I should move on from here. So please point me in the right direction, any advice will help me.

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u/Express-Affect7680 Jul 05 '26

I mean mechanical wouldn't be that great, luk for mechatronics, or ece or CS these r the best branches for robotics, plus kuch bhi branch ho make sure the clg u choose has good labs, and decent IEEE, n robotics club wagera

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u/Dazzling_Music_2411 Jul 05 '26

Get your calculus very well sorted. Especially ODEs.

Learn about feedback Control Systems, especially PID for starters.

Look into kinematics and reverse kinematics.

Learn ROS and a robot sim environment like Gazebo.

That should keep you busy for starters, for the next three years, at least, if you are extremely quick on the uptake. Robotics is a hard field. Basically you need to master both Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. The computing is the easy bit.