Robotics

What is robotics?

• learning about and creating robots or machines that can do work

• studying stars and space

• playing with tools

• learning about story characters and analyzing story plots

Why is robotics important?

• Robotics produces robots and machines that do important work.
• Robotics is about creating healthy foods.
• Robots are fun to watch in movies!
• Robotics requires you to read.

How are robots created?

• Nobody is really too sure.
• They are produced using asexual reproduction, like bacteria and some plants and animals
• They're built by engineers, computer scientists and mathematicians.
• They grow in forests.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of Robots?

• They don't get tired or require a break
• They can assist humans with disabilities
• They can replace jobs
• They can be used in dangerous environments

A programming language is a spoken language used to communicate with the VR Robot.

• true
• false

What is a behavior?

• The way robots send information back to the user.
• How to break down instructions into simpler tasks.
• How robots communicate with a person.
• An action performed by the robot.

A user can change the behavior of a robot by changing the commands.

• true
• false

Which of the following is the best description of the [Drive for] block?

• Moves the VR Robot forward indefinitely.
• Moves the VR Robot left or right.
• Moves the VR Robot forward or backwards a specific distance.
• Moves the VR Robot backward indefinitely.

Which of these best describes a programming language?

• A list of behaviors the robot already completed.
• A set of spoken commands for a robot.
• An action performed by a robot.
• A set of rules where symbols represent actions.

Why is it important to correctly sequence commands in a project?

• To make a project that does not work as intended.
• To make the VR Robot skip around to random commands.
• To have accurate values and parameters in commands.
• To make a project that works as intended.