Robotics

A. Create a simple pick and place program.
B. Home Robot.
C. Teach positions (record positions).
D. Edit Program (go to position, open & close gripper).
E. Program Handling (Save & Load).
F. Run program.

A. Create a multiple stack procedure.
B. Create a 20 position program with wait commands.
C. Detonate an active device in a safe location.

1. Programming Environment (Teach Positions, Edit, Save, Load, Run Program)
2. Power Supplies and Movement Systems.
3. Sensing and Arm Tooling.
4. Control Systems.
5. Manipulating Task.
6. Identify several functions robots can perform.
7. Identify several uses for robots.
8. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of robots.
9. Describe the limitations of the robotic arm.
10. Describe how encoders work.
11. Describe how micro switches work.
12. Calculate robot speed.

* Technology characteristics and scope.
* Core concepts of technology.
* Relationships among technologies and other fields.
* Cultural, social, economical, and political effects.
* Society’s role in Technology development.
* Influence of technology in history.
* Use and maintain technological products and systems.
* Attributes in design.
* Apply design process.
* Manufacturing technologies.
* Experimenting and inventing in problem solving.

∞ 1T-E1. Communicate about technology using developmentally appropriate and accurate terminology

∞ 1T-E2. Demonstrate increasingly sophisticated operation of technology components

∞ 1T-E3. When a system is not working properly, demonstrate an understanding of hardware, software and connectivity problem solving processes

∞ 2T-E2. Exhibit legal and ethical behaviors when using technology and information and discuss consequences of misuse

∞ 2T-E3. Demonstrate knowledge of current changes in technologies and the effect those changes have on the workplace and society

∞ 6T-E1. Determine when technology is useful and select and use the appropriate tools and technology resources to solve problems

Students:
* Collect and analyze relevant information to identify solutions and make informed decisions about complex problems.
* Identify and define authentic problems and vital questions for investigation and interpret with well-reasoned conclusions and
alternative solutions.
* Collaborate open mindedly with alternative perspectives and systems of thought.
* Communicates effectively to multiple audiences utilizing a variety of media and formats to generate new ideas and products.
* Develop a cultural understanding and global awareness while identifying trends, assumptions, implications, practical consequences, and forecasting possibilities.
* Transfer current knowledge to learning new technologies, generating new ideas and products, and employing a variety of sources, digital media, and formats.

Computer Control Programmers & Operators
Computer programmers
Computer Scientists
Computer Software Engineers
Field Technicians
Industrial Machinery & Installation
Industrial Repair & Maintenance Workers
Logistics Management
Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders
Maintenance Machinists
Material Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Production Managers
Robotics Technicians, Supervisors, & Trainers
- - Medical robotics
- - Air traffic management systems
- - Micro-robotics
- - Computer vision
- - Bio-cybernetics
- - Signal processing
- - Automation
- - Bilinear and nonlinear systems
Quantum mechanical systems
Systems Analysis
Systems Programmers

3-D Rendering	Flight Simulation	Pneumatics
Aeronautics	Future Solutions	Robotics
City Simulation	Graphic Illustration	Scientific Analysis
Computer Animation	Lasers / Optics	Stress Testing
CAD	Magnetic Levitation	Telecommunications
Desktop Publishing	Mechanical Systems	Video Productions
Electronics	Multimedia	Web Animations
Engineering	Music Composition	Web Design