Workcell STEM Labs
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Lab 1 - Teacher
Industrial Robotics
Total Time: 1.5 weeks
Explore Industrial Robotics, as you build the VEX V5 Workcell and learn about the components and applications of industrial robots.
Lab 2 - Teacher
Safety
Total Time: 0.5 week
Add and program the Bumper Switch to the VEX V5 Workcell, as an E-Stop, and explore safety standards within industrial robotics.
Lab 3 - Teacher
Manual Movements
Manually move the arm mounted on the VEX V5 Workcell to learn about the Cartesian coordinate system and explore robot configurations.
Lab 4 - Teacher
Programming Movements
Observe and compare the difference between linear movements and joint movements using the VEX V5 Workcell.
Lab 5 - Teacher
Using Variables
Learn how variables are used to store values while creating a project to move the arm mounted on the VEX V5 Workcell to multiple locations.
Lab 6 - Teacher
Using an End Effector
Total Time: 1 week
Explore how to store (x, y, z) coordinates in a 2D List to draw triangles and letters using the arm mounted on the VEX V5 Workcell.
Lab 7 - Teacher
Dropping Off Objects
Add the Electromagnet to the VEX V5 Workcell and program it to pick up and drop off colored disks.
Lab 8 - Teacher
Transporting Objects
Add the Optical Sensor to determine how to automate picking up and dropping off colored disks.
Lab 9 - Teacher
Using a Conveyor System
Build a conveyor system to sort colored disks in an expanded Workcell to explore material handling systems in manufacturing.
Lab 10 - Teacher
Conveyor Systems and Sensors
Utilize sensors with the conveyor system and learn how manufacturing processes incorporate sensors into the material handling.
Lab 11 - Teacher
Cooperative Systems
Add a Disk Feeder and use Boolean Variables to move multiple disks in the Workcell in an autonomous fashion.
Lab 12 - Teacher
Classroom Competition
Learn tips and tricks with your VEX V5 Workcell and compete in a mini-competition to achieve a high score!