Abstract
<jats:p>The article discusses the restructuring of the Russian economy for the digital format, which entails radical changes in products, processes, business models, and communication methods. New technologies are not just changing markets, but also the very principles of production. The main emphasis is on the development of “smart” technologies, automation, and robotization. Robotics from a narrow professional sphere becomes an integral component of modern products and technologies. Moreover, robotics becomes a part of modern technological culture and human activity in general. According to the fundamental concept of the content and structure of general education of Academician V. S. Lednev, the social significance of robotics (as well as programming in its time) indicates that it is becoming a necessary element of general education. At the same time, robotics repeats the general pattern of introducing new content: before becoming an element of formal education, it is tested in the framework of non-formal education (clubs, contests, Olympiads, etc.).</jats:p>