BASIC ROBOLAB WORKSHEET - Robotics Academy

BASIC ROBOLAB WORKSHEET
NAME_______________________________________ DATE_________
1. What is the RCX?
2. What is the InfraRed tower?
3. What does the term download mean?
4. What tool do you need to wire icons in your program?
5. How do you run your program?
6. What do the green and red traffic lights mean?
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BASIC ROBOLAB ICONS MATCHING WORKSHEET
NAME_______________________________________ DATE_________
Match the RoboLab icons with their descriptions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
a. End of program
b. Turn on motor A in
the forward direction
c. Stop all motors on
ports A, B and C
d. Begin program
e. Stop motor A
f. Turn on motor A in
the reverse direction
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BASIC ROBOLAB ICONS DESCRIPTION WORKSHEET
NAME_______________________________________ DATE_________
Write a description of what each RoboLab icon does.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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SOLUTIONS TO BASIC ROBOLAB WORKSHEET
NAME_______________________________________ DATE_________
1. What is the RCX?
The RCX is the “brain” of your robot. It reads sensors and controls motors. It
runs the programs that you write using RoboLab.
2. What is the InfraRed tower?
The InfraRed tower lets you download a program to the RCX.
3. What does the term download mean?
Download means to transfer your program from the computer to the RCX.
4. What tool do you need to wire icons in your program?
The Wire tool.
5. How do you run your program?
Press the Run button on the RCX.
6. What do the green and red traffic lights mean?
The green traffic light is the start of your program. The red traffic light is the
end of your program.
Robotics Academy 2001. All Rights Reserved Page 95

BASIC ROBOLAB ICONS MATCHING WORKSHEET
NAME_______________________________________ DATE_________
Match the RoboLab icons with their descriptions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
d
f
e
a
c
b
a. End of program
b. Turn on motor A in
the forward direction
c. Stop all motors on
ports A, B and C
d. Begin program
e. Stop motor A
f. Turn on motor A in
the reverse direction
Robotics Academy 2001. All Rights Reserved Page 96

BASIC ROBOLAB ICONS DESCRIPTION WORKSHEET
NAME_______________________________________ DATE_________
Write a description of what each RoboLab icon does.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Begin program.
Turn on motor A in the
reverse direction.
Turn off motor A.
End program.
Turn off all motors on ports A,
B, and C
Turn on motor A in the
forward direction.
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