Robotics Vocabulary I

Operating without pre-programmed behaviors and without supervision from humans.

• Artificial Intelligence

• Robot

• Operator

• Autonomous

A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically, especially one programmable by a computer.

• Robot

• Operartor

• Sensor

• Autonomous

A device that responds to physical stimuli (such as heat, light, sound, pressure, magnetism, motion, etc.) and transmits the resulting signal or data for providing a measurement, operating a control, or both.

• Robot

• Sensor

• Chassis

• Autonomous

The parts making up a machine not including the body or casing. In the case of an automobile this would include parts such as the frame and engine but not the body surrounding these parts.

• Axle

• Chassis

• Sensor

• Robot

This person begins and ends processes the robot performs while observing to ensure proper procedures are occurring.

• Sensor

• Artificial Intelligence

• Operator

• Robot

A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.

• Algorithm

• Artificial Intelligence

• Loops

• Orientation

The position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions.

• Sensor

• Orientation

• Loops

• Chassis

A branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers. The capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior.

• Orientation

• Artificial Intelligence

• Repetitive Tasks

• Troubleshooting

A movement that involves actions or elements that are repeated many times.

• Repetitive Task

• Orientation

• Loops

• Troubleshooting

A sequence of instructions that is continually repeated until a certain condition is reached.

• Troubleshooting

• Input

• Loops

• Output