It's one of the most in-demand tech jobs in the world, but what does a day in the life of a robotics engineer look like? CNBC took a first-hand look at how robots are transforming three very different industries.
From the operating room to the factory floor and testing laboratory, robots have changed the way people work in many industries.
So, it's perhaps not surprising that robotics engineers are in high demand, with the United States alone expected to add 9,000 robotics engineers by 2032, according to Sokanu's Career Explorer.
Another hotspot for robotics engineers is the island nation of Singapore, the second most automated country after South Korea. In Singapore, there are 488 robot workers for every 10,000 human employees, according to the International Federation of Robotics. The global average is 74.
CNBC's Most Wanted tracked three Singaporeans who work with and program robots:
Chung Yu Lam has been a urologist for 16 years and leads the Department of Surgery at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore. He uses a surgical robotic system called 'Da Vinci' to help him perform complex surgeries in a minimally invasive manner. Kelvin Cheng is a senior robotics engineer at the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS), the country's first electric vehicle manufacturer. He leads a team of robotics engineers who oversee nearly 200 robots assembling Hyundai's IONIQ 6 model. Sean Sabastian is Director of Robotics Research at Dyson, where he manages a team of roboticists looking to integrate robots into the home environment. He draws inspiration from his messy home to help Dyson build robots that will be able to help with household chores.
Watch the video above to join them for a day in action.
