Awesome Robots
This friendly Star Wars droid looks like a rolling trash can
BB-8
LEGO Mindstorms can detect this using its color sensor
Red, green, blue
This big friendly robot from Disney learned about friendship from a boy named Hiro
Baymax
These are like the "eyes" of a robot that help it see things
Cameras/Sensors
If a motor turns 360°, the robot's wheel does this many rotations
1
This famous robot dog from Boston Dynamics can dance, run, and open doors
Spot
This sensor helps LEGO robots know when something is close by
ultrasonic sensor
In WALL-E, this robot is WALL-E's friend who can fly and make plants grow
This is like a robot's "brain" that helps it think and make decisions
Computers/Processor
Your robot drives at 30cm per second. How long to travel 90cm?
3 seconds
This small robot cleaned floors and became one of the first popular home robots
Roomba
This programming concept in LEGO makes actions repeat
Loop
This famous movie robot said "I'll be back" and wears sunglasses
Terminator
These help robots move around, just like our muscles help us move
Motors
If a motor turns at 360° per second, how many full rotations in 5 seconds?
5 rotations
This type of robot helps doctors perform very precise surgery
Surgical robot
This LEGO sensor measures how far a motor has turned
Encoder sensor
This small robot from Star Wars loves saying "beep boop"
R2-D2
This navigation method involves robots using sound waves to detect objects
SONAR
If a full turn is 360°, how many degrees is a quarter turn
90 degrees
This humanoid robot became the first robot citizen of a country
Sophia
This block makes your robot pause before the next action
Delay
This famous robot boy could fly and had rocket boots
Astro Boy
This sensor type helps robots "see" distances by using light
LIDAR
Robot drives 30cm/second. To travel 1.5 meters, program waits how long?
5 seconds