Robots
Inputs & Outputs
VEX Robotics
Design Process
Engineering
100
a mechanical device that can be programmed to carry out instructions or perform tasks
What is a robot?
100
information fed into a system
What is an input?
100
the location of metal and plastic shafts in the VEX kit
What is tray 13?
100
the step where we identify the problem, question, or find purpose
What is Ask?
100
a person who is trained to use technology, math, and science to solve problems
What is an engineer?
200
A type of engineering and computer science that deals with designing, constructing, and/or the applications of robots
What is robotics?
200
information or action coming out of a system
What is an output?
200
can be used for communication between the controller and the brain
What is the tether cable?
200
the step where we research and gather information
What is Explore?
200
the use of technology, math, and science to solve problems
What is engineering?
300
when devices are programmed to complete tasks with or without human interaction
What is a robotic system
300
an example of an input in our Robot Waste Removers
What is the brain, the Driver Control Program, or the controller?
300
name the sensors in our VEX Robotics kits
What is color, touch LED, and bumper switch?
300
the step where we sketch, form, or prototype
What is Model?
300
guidelines or rules used to make a decision about something
What are criteria?
400
when devices are programmed and controlled with minimal human intervention
What is an automated system
400
an example of an output in our Robot Waste Removers
What are the motors or the wheels moving or the robot stopping?
400
the charge is less than half or 50%
What is when the brain battery should be recharged?
400
the step where we test, record, and analyze
What is Evaluate?
400
a limitation or restriciton
What is a constraint?
500
the most common tasks that robots perform for humans
What are dull, dirty, or dangerous tasks?
500
provide inputs to automated and robotic system to adjust the behavior of the outputs
What are sensors?
500
13 and 11
What is the number of trays and bags in each VEX kit?
500
the step where we report, share, or conclude
What is Explain?
500
STEM skills used to solve modern problems
What are Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics?
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