Embedded Systems Engineer: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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Tiny computers called microchips can be smaller than your fingernail, yet they can live inside a toy robot!
Through history
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Long ago
People first wrote tiny programs for machines that could only follow simple steps, like a recipe. Today, these programs help gadgets do much more!
Tools of the trade
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Laptop
The engineer types the tiny computer's instructions on a laptop. It's like writing a secret list of steps for a gadget to follow.
Words to know
- Embedded
- Built inside something else. An embedded computer lives inside a machine, like the timer in a microwave, and helps it work.
Quiz time
Embedded systems engineers only work on computers that sit on desks.