Electrical Fundamentals
Tools & Equipment
Robotics
Drones
3D Printers
100
The unit of measure for electrical current
What is an Ampere?
100
The name of this diagnostic tool.
What is a multimeter?
100
The types of motors common to 6-axis robots.
What are servo motors?
100
A rule for Drone Pilots operating under a recreational license.
Answers Vary
What is:
- Less than 400 ft
- Keep drone visible
- Check flight restrictions & conditions before flying
- Register & label any drones weighing more than 0.5 lbs (250g)
100
The name of the material used to produce a 3D print.
What is filament?
200
What happens to current when resistance decreases.
What is current increases?
200
The name of this electrical tool.
What are wire strippers?
200
The types of jobs robots are good at being utilized in (name at least 1 of the 5 common categories).
What are:
Dull, Dirty, Dangerous,
Difficult, & Dear?
200
The name for the angle of the drone front-to-back.
What is pitch?
200
The purpose of a heated print bed
How does the first layer of the print stick to the bed?
300
The component that this symbol represents.
What is a battery?
300
The name of this common automation device.
What is a relay?
300
The number of axes in our robot.
What is a 3-axis robot?
300
The name for the angle of the drone side-to-side.
What is roll?
300
The process of running the stepper motor backwards to remove the filament from the extruder
What is a retract?
400
The unit of measure for a difference in electrical potential
What are volts?
400
The name of these common machinist tools?
What is a socket wrench?
400
The name of the base axis of the robot (the "waist")
What is Axis 1?
400
The name for the angle of the drone nose towards the direction of flight.
What is yaw?
400
The technical name for feeding filament out the hot end of the printer nozzle.
What is extrude?
(Extrude = to thrust out, force out material)
500
The name for circuit with an unwanted current path
What is an short circuit?
500
The name of this style connector which is common in industrial automation.
What are screw terminal blocks?
500
The name of the rule that is commonly used for determining robotic coordinate systems.
What is the Right Hand Rule?
500
The license required for professional drone piloting of drones greater than 55 lbs or piloting for money.
What is Part 107 Drone Certification?
500
The software to divide a digital file into horizontal layers for the 3D printer to use to produce the desired shape.
What is a slicer?