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Robotics Words

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Build construct (something, typically something large) by putting parts or material together over a period of time.
Computer an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
Fun enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure.
Remote denoting a device which can only be accessed by means of a network.
Gears design or adjust the gears in a machine to give a specified speed or power output.
Sensor a device which detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to it.
Arduino an open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software.
Vex Robotics a robotics competition for elementary through university students.
Robot a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically.
Mind storms is the next generation in educational robotics, enabling students to discover Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in a fun, engaging, hands-on way.
Edison Robot is a powerful, engaging tool for teaching kids computational thinking and computer programming in a hands-on way.
Make block is a private Chinese technology company headquartered in Shenzhen, China, that develops Arduino based Hardware.
Autonomous Not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
Beams a structural element that primarily resists loads applied laterally to the beam's axis
Bushing a type of plain bearing
Connectors is an electro-mechanical device whose purpose is to quickly and easily disconnect or interrupt a circuit path.
Light a branch of engineering that deals with planning the lighting systems of new buildings and outdoor areas (as streets, parking lots) and the study and correction of old lighting installations.
Pegs a small usually cylindrical pointed or tapered piece (as of wood) used to pin down or fasten things or to fit into or close holes
Programming is giving computers instructions to do something with some input in order to produce some output.
Tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin.
Axles is a rotating bar on which a wheel, a pair of wheels, or another rotating part is attached.
Belts is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically
Command give an authoritative order.
Control is an engineering discipline that applies automatic control theory to design systems with desired behaviors in control environments
Input a process is a series of interrelated tasks that, together,
Motors a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or for some other device with moving parts.
Plates is used in setting up the tool, marking the layout, gaging, and in inspection activities
Pulleys a wheel with a grooved rim in which a rope, chain, or belt can run in order to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope
Wheels a circular frame of hard material that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked and that is capable of turning on an axle
Batteries is a container for one or more electrochemical cells in which chemical energy is converted into electrical energy
Bricks used where strength, low water porosity or acid (flue gas) resistance are needed. Engineering bricks can be used for damp-proof courses
Download is the process of receiving data from a central server to a user's computer.
Language the field of computing that uses tools such as machine-readable dictionaries and sentence parsers in order to process natural languages for applications such as speech synthesis and machine translation.
Output is the power, energy, or work it produces
Ports is generally a specific place for being physically connected to some other device
RCX a member of a military group devoted to engineering work
Software is the application of engineering to the development of software in a systematic method
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