Preview
- Grade(s): 9-12
- Time: 1 week
Description
- Students will be introduced to the Electromagnet and explore how to create a project where VEX V5 Workcell uses the Electromagnet tool to pick up and drop off colored disks in a specific location.
- Students will also read about palletizing, pick and place robots, and pick and place cycles in manufacturing.
Essential Question(s)
- How do user programs control the behavior of a robot?
- How can an electromagnet be used in palletization?
Understanding(s)
Students will understand:
- How do user programs control the accuracy and repeatability?
- How does a user program control which pallet location a package is placed in during palletization?
Objective(s)
- Follow a procedure to test the Electromagnet by turning it on and off.
- Pick up and drop off objects using the Electromagnet.
- Drop off objects by programming the robot using known locations.
Vocabulary
- Palletizing
- The process of moving parts onto a pallet to be transported.
- Pick and Place Cycle
- The amount of time it takes for a gripper to pick up an object, place it into the desired location, and return to its start position.
- Pick and Place Robot
- A robot designed to pick up objects and place them in a specific location.
- User Interface (UI)
- A device which allows a person to control the behavior of the robot.
Materials Needed
| Quantity | Materials Needed |
|---|---|
| 1 |
VEX V5 Workcell |
| 1 |
Build Instructions |
| 1 |
VEXcode V5 |
| 1 |
Engineering Notebook |
| 1 |
Device to run VEXcode V5 |
| 1 |
Micro-USB cable |
| 3 |
Colored Disks (1x red, 1x blue, 1x green) |
Educational Standard(s)
- Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) HS-ETS1-2: Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering.
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 5b: Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 5d: Students understand how automation works and use algorithmic thinking to develop a sequence of steps to create and test automated solutions.
Go to this page in the Knowledge Base to see a cumulative list of VEX V5 Workcell STEM Labs standards.