History of Robotics
The creator of the Clockwork Lion.
Who is Leonardo DaVinci?
To measure this, you must turn the dial to the \Omega symbol.
What is resistance?
According to Ohm's Law, if voltage stays the same but resistance increases, current will do this.
What is Decrease?
According to Ohm's Law, if voltage stays the same but current decreases, current will do this.
What is increase?
This component limits the flow of current to protect sensitive parts like LEDs.
What is a Resistor?
This should be worn at all times when working with cutting tools or soldering to protect your eyes from flying debris or solder splashes.
What are Safety Glasses (or Goggles)?
This person built the first vending machine and automatic doors.
Who is Heron of Alexandria?
This mode on a multimeter allows you to check if a circuit is open or closed.
What is continuity?
This unit is used to measure the "pressure" or electromotive force in a circuit.
What is the Volt?
Electrons flow along a circuit in this direction.
What is negative to positive?
These temporary building blocks allow students to prototype circuits without soldering.
What are Breadboards?
Using pressurized liquid for powerful motion.
What is Hydraulics?
This competition rewarded the first team to create a self-driving car capable of driving a 132-mile desert course.
What is the DARPA Grand Challenge?
Of the three components of Ohm's Law, this property of a circuit often requires more specialized equipment to measure than the other two, often involving a built-in fuse.
What is current?
A circuit has a resistance of 10 \Omega and a current of 2A. This is the total voltage (including the units).
What is 20 Volts?
A circuit has a voltage of 36V and a resistance of 9 ohms. This is the current (including the units).
What is 4 Amps?
This occurs when electricity takes an unintended path of very low resistance, often causing heat or damage.
What is a Short Circuit?
This is the name for a robot's "brain" or the main computer that processes sensor data and sends commands.
What is a Microcontroller (or PLC)?
The first Martian rover that lasted 83 days, traveled about 330 feet, and sent back over 550 photos and rock analysis data to Earth.
What is the Sojourner?
If your multimeter displays "OL" while measuring a wire's continuity, it means the circuit is in this state.
What is Open (or Broken)?
A wire carries a current of 16A with a voltage of 8V. This is the resistance of the wire (including the units).
What is 0.5 \Omega ?
A resistor is connected to a 24V power supply and the current is 2A. This is the resistance (including the units).
What is 12 \Omega ?
This semiconductor device allows current to flow in only one direction.
What is a Diode?
This acronym covers all items used to protect yourself from hazards in the workplace.
What is PPE?
This invention was the first to be programmable by using punch cards.
What is the Jacquard Loom?
Unlike voltage, to measure current, the multimeter must be placed in this type of configuration, becoming part of the loop.
What is Series?
A circuit powered by a 75V power source has a 30 \Omega resistor. This is the amount of current flowing through it (including the units).
What is 2.5 Amps?
This is the voltage is required to drive a 12A current through a 11 ohm resistor (including the units).
What is 132 Volts?
The resistance of a 5-band resistor with the following color bands: Yellow, Violet, Black, Black, Brown
What is 470 Ω, +/-1%?
The first industrial robot, installed at General Motors in 1961.
What is Unimate?