Requirement
7. A career in robotics, or robotics in a hobby
Required
One of two, and the hobby route is new: the 2025 printed requirements book has only the careers task. Both routes are considerably larger than the book's version.
Notes and warnings
Note. THIS REQUIREMENT IS NOT WHAT THE PRINTED BOOK SAYS. The 2025 Boy Scout Requirements book (33216) gives requirement 7 as a single careers task: name three career opportunities, pick one, find out the education, training and experience required, and discuss it. The current page replaces that with a choice between a considerably fuller careers route and a hobby route the book does not contain. The page is the later source and is what governs, but a counselor working from the book may expect the shorter version.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Robotics Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-01-07), Requirement 7 · The 2025 Boy Scout Requirements book (33216) gives requirement 7 as a single careers task with no hobby option.