VEX V5 Workcell STEM Labs

Explore Industrial Robotics as you build the VEX V5 Workcell and learn about the components and applications of industrial robots.

Add the Bumper Switch to the Workcell and code it to simulate an E-stop, then explore safety standards within industrial robotics.

Manually move the arm mounted on the V5 Workcell to learn about the Cartesian coordinate system and how the x, y, and z-values change when the arm on the Workcell moves.

Observe and compare the difference between linear movements and joint movements using the V5 Workcell.

Learn how variables are used to store values while creating a project to move the arm mounted on the V5 Workcell to multiple locations.

Explore how to store (x, y, z) coordinates in a 2D List to draw triangles and letters using the arm mounted on the V5 Workcell.

Add the Electromagnet to the VEX V5 Workcell and program it to pick up and drop off colored disks.

Add the V5 Optical Sensor to the Workcell and code the arm to sort disks based on their color.

Build a conveyor system to sort colored disks in an expanded Workcell to explore material handling systems in manufacturing.

Utilize sensors with the conveyor system and learn how manufacturing processes incorporate sensors into the material handling.

Add a Disk Feeder and use Boolean Variables to move multiple disks in the Workcell in an autonomous fashion.

Learn tips and tricks with your VEX V5 Workcell and compete in a mini-competition to achieve a high score!

Create a Workcell that accurately sorts all 36 disks as quickly as possible in order to compete in the Capstone Project Competition.