VEX EDR: Intro to Robotics

What is a Robot?

• a kind of person that needs to be pushed always, may it be in decision making or in daily activities

• a programmable mechanical device that can perform tasks.

• a metal device that can take on any form but some are made to resemble humans

• an iphone 11 pro

What is robotics?

• Educational toys games or apps.

• A remote control

• a servomechanism that supplies and transmits a measured amount of energy for the operation of another mechanism or system.

• the science and technology behind the design, manufacturing and application of robots.

What is a Subsystem?

• Industrial robots

• components that provide the robot with the ability to interact with its environment. One example would be a gripper.

• The off-road robot platform moves at about 5 mph

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

What are Manipulators?

• Coordinates all aspects of the robot.

• A person that manipulates you and steals your money.

• components that provide the robot with the ability to interact with its environment. One example would be a gripper.

• A shady person.

What does a Control System do?

• loads the programs

• coordinates the programming software.

• supports the robots arms and wheels

• coordinates all aspects of the robot.

What are sensors?

• the computer that filters the information collected from the sensors and responds by making decisions using logic.

• devices that lose information every time

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

• allows the robot to perform desired tasks without human guidance.

Central Processing Unit (CPU)

• A computer monitor

• A color printer

• the computer that filters the information collected from the sensors and responds by making decisions using logic.

• A laptop

• the computer part that is used to click on a item

what is Drivetrain?

• a type of motor that is only able to move 150 degrees.

• he robotics subsystem that provides the ability to move around the field.

• the computer component that controls all of the robots systems.

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

Define Actuator

• a servomechanism that supplies and transmits a measured amount of energy for the operation of another mechanism or system.

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

• device that uses a photo cell which allows the robot to detect and react to light.

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

What is a Servo?

• a programmable mechanical device that can perform tasks.

• a type of motor that is only able to move 150 degrees.

• components that provide the robot with the ability to interact with its environment. One example would be a gripper.

• allows the robot to perform desired tasks without human guidance.