A technique that is used to make a process automatic.

Using computers to operate and control machines and processes to manufacture a product.

A company-wide management philosophy for planning, integration, and implementation of automation.

A system that uses feedback from the output to control the input.

A system of discrete states: high or low, on or off, 1 or 0.

The ability to bring a desired result with the least waste of time, energy, or material.

Try out a new procedure, idea, or activity.

Information about the output of a system that can be used to make adjustments.

The efficient production of small amounts of products.

A diagram that shows step-by-step progression through a procedure or system especially using connecting lines and a set of conventional symbols.

A symbol or graphic representation on a screen of a program.

An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.

Information fed into a system.

A new product, system, or process that has never existed before, created by study and experimentation.

To function imperfectly or badly.

A control system that has no means for comparing the output with input for control purposes; often requires human intervention.

The information produced by a computer.

Set of instructions that control the operation of a computer.

A device that responds to a physical stimulus (as heat, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, or a particular motion) and transmits a resulting impulse (as for measurement or operating a control).

Programs and other operating information used by a computer.

A device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.

A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal.

A level or point at which something would start or cease to happen or come into effect.

Locating and finding the cause of problems related to technological products or systems.

A control flow statement that allows code to be executed repeatedly.

A sensor that detects physical contact and reports back to the controller whether its contact area is being pushed in or not.

A turn where one wheel rotates and the other stays in place, causing the robot's body to "swing" around the stationary wheel.

Shorthand notation for programming which uses a combination of informal programming structures and verbal descriptions of code.

A turn where one wheel rotates forward and the other rotates backward, causing the robot to sit and spin in place.

A touch sensor used to limit the motion of a moving device; may be used to provide a precise beginning and end point to mechanical motion.

Using descriptive text to explain portions of code; Does not change the way a robot behaves, but are important for the programmer to remember what the code does.

Anything your robot does; turning on a motor is a ________, following a line is a _______, navigating a maze is a ________.

A sensor used to measure the angular position of the axle or shaft passing through its center.