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- Which of these is the best description of a Cartesian configuration for a robot?
Has the robot’s tool moving in a linear motion along the x, y, and z axes. - If the arm mounted on the VEX V5 Workcell is moved to the coordinates (0, 0, 0), where on the Workcell will the arm mounted on the VEX V5 Workcell be located?
Center - Which axis spans vertically up and down in the Cartesian coordinate system?
Z-axis - What is the purpose of these blocks in the Arm Display Position example project?
Displaying the current x, y, and z values for the arm mounted on the VEX V5 Workcell. - As the arm mounted on the VEX V5 Workcell moves in the direction of this arrow, what coordinate value will change?
The Y value will decrease.
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