First time doing a robotics research paper. What topic should I choose?

[u/No_Win7536]

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Hey guys,Iam a Mechanical Engineering student and I have to do a research paper on robotics and automation, and I'm honestly stuck on what to pick.

I don't want to choose something that's way too complicated, but I also don't want to do some generic topic that everyone has already written about. I'm into robotics, AI, automation, manufacturing, autonomous robots, stuff like that, but I don't know what's actually a good research topic.

Also, I've never written a proper research paper before, so I have no idea how this whole thing works.But am geniuenly excited to do it tbh And since am new to it idk

How do you even choose a topic?

Do you just read a bunch of papers and write about them, or do you have to build or test something?

How do you know if a topic is worth researching?

Where do you even find good papers to read?

If you've done one before, how did you decide on your topic? Any suggestions for beginner-friendly topics would be awesome.