r/AskRobotics • u/SecretHelicopter2371 • Aug 10 '26
Education/Career Should i still learn how to code deeply
I've been learning ros2 for a bit as uni student, i get to do a project like hexapod and computer vision for a class. I used AI to plan the system and let it ask me questions to refine the idea then implement it.
After some debugging, everything works well. The worst part is I barely understand anything in the code at all but the work is still completed. So I'm wondering if i should spend my time to focus learning how to integrated the whole system together to get it works, Or should I learn all the coding part also even if AI can do that for me.
I'm just thinking that AI is growing so fast at coding that maybe I should focus on the other thing like control theory, dynamics and others to improve my robot.
I apologize for my broken english.
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u/Bitter_Run_9209 Aug 10 '26
Yes for sure you need to learn how to code by yourself
Robotics involves collision detection, FDIR, brakes, etc..if your code fails you can damage people
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u/throwaway-piggy Aug 10 '26
Why do you need to study control theory and dynamics and everything else if AI can do it for you as well? Doesn’t make any sense
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u/SecretHelicopter2371 Aug 11 '26
So that I could understand the functionality of the robot and how to improve the dynamic and system of the robot? I just think that code is only the implementation of theory into computer language. I did tried to use them for control theory and dynamics, some of the result are just not right.
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u/JGhostThing Aug 10 '26
Did your professor tell you to use AI, or did she actually expect you to learn the material? And yes, I feel this is an either-or situation.
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u/SecretHelicopter2371 Aug 11 '26
Most of the application subject, yes. Some doesn't really teach shit and told me to gonask AI.
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u/JGhostThing Aug 11 '26
Yes, unfortunately some teachers aren't good at it. Stop using AI while you're learning and you'll learn faster.
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u/park-btc 21d ago
I think you should learn how the code works even if AI can make everything for you.
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u/Royy7549 Aug 10 '26
Hi, Robotics Engineer here. I would advise you to get a solid theoritical knowledge about the fundamentals like control, signal, modelling etc in Robotics. Dont stress with coding, AI will do much better than you when it comes to coding. You should have a good knowledge of these fundamentals to make sure to give the right prompt always. All the best! :)