The possibilities for all your Sims can do and learn seem endless inThe Sims 4. Especially when you start to dive into the world of DLC, you will find it very hard to get bored. With every expansion, there is always a new place to go, someone new to meet, or a new learning challenge for your Sims.
The Discover University expansion pack added some fun elements to the mix. Among them is the opportunity to pursue a degree to improve your Sim’s career prospects. But that’s not all; this expansion also added the Robotics skill, a unique activity your Sims can engage in to either make some handy assistants for their home, make money, or just nerd out with other Sims.
How To Learn The Robotics Skill
As opposed to other more common skills, the Robotics skill is not something a Sim will just randomly learn through doing everyday tasks.
There are two ways for them to learn, but both of them require player input. You can have your Simread a Robotics skill bookor have themengage directly with Dr. F’s Official Robotics Workstation.
There is virtually no difference between these options in terms of learning and raising your Sim’s skill points. Theprice difference is quite steep, though, so if you’re learning on a budget, you might want to start by getting your Sim a book.
Dr. F’s workstation hasa cost of §1,100, while skill books are in the ballpark of §75 per book. The difference between these two options is truly incomparable.
Sims can begin learning this skill from childhood.A child can learn the Robotics skill after mastering the Mental fundamental. However, they cannot use Dr. F’s workstation, so if you want your child to learn this skill, you willhave to use the reading method.
You will need topurchase skill books to use them. You can do this by interacting with any bookshelf and selecting Purchase Books. There is also ahandy filter that will allow you to narrow down your searchto just skill books.
It is also worth keeping in mind that your Sims willonly be able to read the first volumeof any skill book for most of their early development of the skill.
Trying to read other volumes that are more advanced will confuse your Sims, and theywill not learn anything.
How To Level Up The Robotics Skill
Leveling up the Robotics skill is quite simple, all you need to do is make sure your Sim practices the skill frequently.
The progress markers for the Robotic Skill are the same as all other skills, which means yougain a new pointeach time youfill the progress bar that appears above the Sim’s headas you practice.
Both reading the Robotics skill books and practicing with Dr. F’s Official Robotics Workstation willyield the same results in terms of skill progressfor leveling up as well.
Another way to level up this skill is tojoin the Bot Savants, a Foxbury Organization dedicated to giving your Sim a few boosts when they pursue the Robotics skill.
Like all college organizations, you will have towork on moving up the ranksto obtain benefits, so it can actually be a littlemore time-consuming to join.
Nevertheless, if you are pursuinga career in Computer Science, Physics, or Villainy, the benefits of extra credit might outweigh the extra work of ranking up in the organization.
Rewards For Leveling Up The Robotics Skill
Every time youlevel up your Sim’s Robotics skill, you will “unlock” certain benefits. Most of these benefits will be related to your Sim’s skill proficiency, and each new level willexpand the list of things they can craftor give them the ability to upgrade these craftables.
Skill Upgrade
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Sims can purchase Robot Salvage Parts on the computer or find them on electronic waste.
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Sims can craft RC Quadcopter, Computer Chips, and Mechanisms using the Robotics workstation.
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Sims can enhance Servos with RoboNanny Behavior Module.
Crafting On The Robotics Workstation
Simply unlocking craftables isnot enough to be able to make robots. You will often need to procure differentpieces of equipmentif you want to make something advanced.
Sims cancraft Computer Chips and Mechanismsby themselves, butother parts like Robot Salvage Parts, Plumbing Upgrade Parts, and Common Upgrade Parts will need to beprocured elsewhere.
The easiest way to get your hands on these parts is tobuy them by using a computer.
All you have to do is interact with it and choose the Order option, then choose Purchase Upgrade Parts to be taken to the list of parts available for purchase. The other way toget these parts for freeis torepair things around your lot.
Dazed Moodlet And Risk Of Death By Electrocution
Working with electricity is risky, and that has often been a theme in all Sims games. While the Sims 4 all buteliminated the risk of being instantly fried to deathby botching a repair job, your Sims can still very muchexperience electric shockwhile experimenting with Robotics.
Being inexperienced sometimes plays a part in whether a Sim is electrocuted, but it is oftencompletely random regardless of skill.
If your Sim happens to be electrocuted, you willacquire the Dazed moodletand will need to take a break from working on Robotics projects for at least as long as the moodlet lasts. Otherwise, you mightrisk death by electrocution.
Robotics Careers
While there isno career in Robotics, a Computer Science degreewill require your Sims to learn this skill. The Robotics skill is alsopartially tied to the Engineer career, with some of the career’s daily tasks being related to tinkering at the Robotics Workstation.
Robotics is essentiallya sister skill of Programming, and your Sim will have to learn both to successfully pursue a career that emphasizes this skill, both as a degree and professionally. Another good skill to add to your roster to make your Sims' life easier is the handiness skill.
Engineer Career Robotics Craftables
Some of therewards for the Engineer careeralso require that you areproficient in Robotics, as you will only be able tocraft these things in the Robotics Workstation.
There are several rewards for the regular path, as well asunique rewards for the Mechanical Engineer and Computer Engineerpaths, respectively:
Experimental Motivators for Party, Study, Tidy, and Energy.
ExoMech Helmet and ExoMech Suit.
Computer Glasses.
Making Money With The Robotics Skill
Whenever your Sim crafts anything, chances arethey can sell it for profit. Robotics craftables are no different, and they are actuallyquite lucrative.
These craftables areoften very costly to make, even without taking into account the costs of parts, so all in all, the relationship between expense and profit is more or less the same as with other craftables.
Robots are just a way to spend more but earn more in returnmuch faster.
For example, Utiliti-bots usuallycost around §1,500 to make when you already have all the parts, and theirselling price is §3,500. If you don’t have all the necessary parts beforehand, your profit will be less than 100 percent.
