VEX VR - Unit 1 Lesson 2 - The VR Robot

VEX VR - Unit 1 Lesson 1

by Ronald Worrell

​Your Robot

​The VEX VR (Virtual Robot) is a pre-built robot that is equipped with sensors, controls, and many physical features.

​Robot Controls

• ​Drivetrain - this makes the robot drive forward, reverse and make turns

• ​Gyro - this helps the robot figure out which way it is facing.

• ​Pen - allows the robot to draw when the pen is placed down.

• Electromagnet - allows the robot to pick up metal disks

Open Ended

Pretend you're a robot, what body part would represent your drivetrain?

​Robot Sensors

Sensors tell the robot what is happening around itself​

• ​Front eye and down - cameras that can see objects in front and below of the robot, measure the distance of those objects and tell its colour.

  ​Location sensor - reads the (X,Y) coordinates of the robot.

• ​Bumper sensors - lets the robot know if it is touching an object.

Multiple Choice

The VEX VR has a temperature sensor

• TRUE

• FALSE

Open Ended

Pretend you are a robot in a dark, what body part do you think makes a good sensor?

Multiple Choice

VR stand for 

• Virtual Reality

• Virtual Robot

• Victory Robot

Multiple Choice

The parts of the robot that allows it to move forward, reverse and turn is/are called the

• Sensors

• Camera

• Electromagnet

• Drive train

Multiple Choice

The robot front camera can tell if an object is in front AND behind the robot?

• TRUE

• FALSE