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Robotics & Materials Handling Technology 1 tekLINK

Curriculum

The tekLINK's Activities Book contains 15 activities, each of which can be completed in one 45-minute lab session. Each activity includes the following sections:

  • Objectives - goals the student will achieve,
  • SCANS skills - competencies the student will develop,
  • Materials - specific items needed for the activity,
  • Overview - description of the subjects to be explored,
  • Procedures - includes a series of tasks or operations the students perform; questions and review conclude each activity,
  • Worksheets - all questions and tasks are printed on a set of worksheets for recording the student's answers and lab results,
  • Academics - contains enrichment materials such as industrial applications and opportunities.

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The fifteen students activities are:
  1. Getting Started
  2. Homing and Moving the Robot
  3. Recording Robot Positions
  4. Writing and Running Robot Program
  5. Pick and Place Programs
  6. Inputs and Program Jumps
  7. Outputs
  8. Joint and XYZ Coordinate Systems
  9. Relative Positions
  10. Program Loops
  11. Subroutines
  12. Contact and Non-Contact Sensors
  13. Operating the Conveyor as a Servo Axis
  14. Continuous Conveyor Motion
  15. Final Project and Conclusion