Robotics/Coding

A robot is any _______ that can be programmed to do work (a task) automatically.

• metal

• machine

• brain

• program

Which of the following machines is NOT a robot?

• Television digital video recorder (DVR)

• Traffic light

• 3-D printer

• Radio controlled car

_________ is a skill where you take instructions (the steps in a task) and translate them into a ( programming) language the computer understands, since computers do not communicate like humans.

• Technology

• Power point

• Sign language

• Coding

Which of the following will help ensure a successful program?

• The program has specific directions, is accurate,and is in the correct sequence.

• Each program command is tested before adding an additional command.

• You use the correct programming language for your particular robot.

• All of the above

All robots have these three things in common.

• Control, Body, Behavior

• Wires, Lights, Buttons

• Rotations, Power, Steering

The instructions that tell a robot what to do are called the __________.

• control

• GPS

• program

• instructional manual

The _________ or output is the action that the robot will perform on its own according to the directions given.

• behavior

• control

• body

• mission log

The _________ is the program that tells the robot what to do and when to do it.

• behavior

• control

• body

• mission log

The _________ can be any shape from a box to something with arms and legs; it houses the mechanisms that perform the action.

• behavior

• control

• body

• mission log

Choose the correct order of instructions as shown in program pieces

• Go forward for two seconds, go backwards slowly for five seconds, go backwards faster for two seconds,go forward slowly for two seconds

• Go backwards faster for two seconds, go backwards slowly for five seconds, go forward slowly for two seconds, go forwards fast for one second

• Go forwards fast for one second, go backwards slowly for five seconds, go backwards faster for two seconds, go forward slowly for two seconds

• Go forwards fast for one second, go backwards faster for two seconds, go backwards slowly for five seconds, go forward slowly for two seconds