Robotics General Knowledge

Which robot part is pictured?

• Shaft

• Connector Pin

• Plate

• Gear

A step-by-step procedure for solving problems.

• automation

• hydraulic

• algorithm

• programmer

The specific component of the robot that includes the drivetrain, control system, and the manipulators.

• central processing unit (CPU)

• robot

• subsystem

• Actuators

The computer component that controls all of the robots systems.

• Gyroscope

• Servo

• Microcontroller

• Subsystem

Devices that collect input from the environment and provide information that the CPU can respond to.

• control system

• drivetrain

• gyroscope

• sensors

A device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of angular momentum.

• microcontroller

• actuators

• servo

• gyroscope

Sends pulses of sound out and reports the time at which the echo returns back to the sensor.

• servo

• gyroscope

• ultrasonic range finder

• optical encoders

A device that converts motion into a sequence of digital pulses.

• light sensor

• optical encoder

• servo

• ultrasonic range finder

What does STEM stand for?

• Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

• Something, That thing, Everything, Maybe

• Science, Technology, Electronics, Music

• Science, Technology, Enjoyment, Mathematics

• Servo

• Motor

• Generator

• Variable Resistor