Robotics/ Automation Vocabulary Quiz - 1st Quarter 2024

The use of technology to ease human labor.

• binary
• automation
• algorithms
• coding

Any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort

• algorithm
• computer
• robot
• automation

A type of motor or servo that is responsible for moving or controlling a mechanism or components.

• actuator
• generator
• binary
• coding

Common output device in robotics that moves objects. (There are many styles and purposes)

• robotic brain
• actuator
• servo
• robotic arm

A jointed robot with moving parts with joints

• base
• servo
• automation
• articulation

A platform that robotic arm rests on

• base
• articulation
• servo
• automation

Drawing and drafting software that enables users to create and edit blueprints and design drawings quickly and easily

• automation
• articulation
• digital art
• computer-aided design (CAD)

A rectangular coordinate system created by 3 perpendicular axes labeled x, y, and z. Helps robots stay in position.

• Cartesian Coordinates
• algorithms
• automation
• computer-aided design (CAD)

Device that presses together at the end of a robotic arm.

• sensor
• servo
• clamp
• motor

Instruments on robots to gather information that helps the robot positions itself and much more.

• base
• clamp
• motor
• sensor