Core Standards of the Course
Strand 1
Students will follow safety practices.
Standard 1
Identify potential safety hazards and follow general laboratory safety practices.
Standard 2
Use safe work practices.
Standard 3
Complete a basic safety test without errors (100%) before using any tools or shop equipment.
Strand 2
Students will identify the ethical and social impacts of robotics and automation.
Standard 1
Evaluate the social benefits and the negative consequences of robotics and automation.
Standard 2
Describe the ethical impact of robotics and automation. Example discussion points:
Standard 3
Identify local companies where industrial robots are used on a daily basis.
Standard 4
Identify the uses of robotics in industry and how it impacts manufacturing and production.
Strand 3
Students will report on educational pathways and career opportunities in robotics and automation.
Standard 1
Identify at least four engineering fields that impact the robotic and automation industry.
Standard 2
Explain the difference between Operators, Maintenance Technicians, Controls Technicians, and Controls Engineers. What are the pay scales, employment outlook, local job opportunities, etc.
Standard 3
Identify different types of occupational training that would prepare them for a career in robotics.
Standard 4
Respond to the question "Will robots take our jobs?" by researching what has happened to jobs in the past, and what the outlook for employment will be in the future.
Strand 4
Students will identify, understand, and utilize mechanical advantage and efficiency to perform robotic tasks.
Standard 1
Identify the six simple machines and apply their use to a structural design. The six simple machines defined by Renaissance scientists are:
Standard 2
Calculate the mechanical advantage of gears, pulleys, and levers.
Standard 3
Discuss and calculate mechanical rates.
Strand 5
Students will create program code for robots and automated systems.
Standard 1
Use flow charting to design useable code.
Standard 2
Demonstrate an ability to control a robot by writing code for specific motions.
Standard 3
Demonstrate an understanding of programming logic and number systems.
Standard 4
Create useable code that meets industry standards.
Strand 6
Students will practice basic robot operations using a teach pendant.
Standard 1
Define Cartesian coordinate systems.
Standard 2
Demonstrate ability to identify points in 2-dimensional space and plot a path between multiple points using X and Y coordinates.
Standard 3
Demonstrate ability to identify points in 3-dimensional space and plot a path between multiple points using X, Y, and Z coordinates.
Standard 4
Define Yaw, Pitch, and Roll.
Standard 5
Demonstrate knowledge of the industrial robotics right hand rule by showing how a 6-axis robot moves in an X, Y, and Z directions, and Yaw (rotate around X axis RX), Pitch (rotate around Y axis RY), and Roll (rotate around the Z axis RZ).
Standard 6
Jog the robot manually (One motor at a time) through each axis of the Cartesian coordinate system (X, Y, Z, RX, RY, and RZ).
Standard 7
Define the home position of an industrial robot and explain what it means to master and re-master robot.
Standard 8
Identify basic error and fault recovery.
Strand 7
Students will be familiar with and use preventive maintenance procedures.
Standard 1
Define preventative maintenance (PMs).
Standard 2
Demonstrate understanding of preventative maintenance by developing a maintenance schedule and/or plan for a robot system, and executing the PMs listed on the schedule.