Robotics Vocab

1. To make changes to a system or component to improve it or correct issues.
6. A device that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment.
8. The process of evaluating a system or its components with the intent to find whether it satisfies the specified requirements.
11. Course A series of challenges that a robot must navigate, designed to test its capabilities.
13. A system that uses technology to perform a task or solve a problem.
15. The use of technology to perform tasks without human intervention.
17. A control system that uses feedback to regulate its operations.
20. Information about the output of a system that can be used to make adjustments.

2. A series of steps that engineers use to guide them as they solve problems.
3. A type of control system that operates without feedback.
4. A group creativity technique by which efforts are made to find a conclusion for a specific problem by gathering a list of ideas spontaneously contributed by its members.
5. The process of designing and building an executable computer program to accomplish a specific computing result.
7. A device or set of devices that manages, commands, directs, or regulates the behavior of other devices or systems.
9. The process of diagnosing the source of a problem.
10. Data or instructions entered into a system for processing.
12. A component of a machine that is responsible for moving or controlling a mechanism or system.
14. To assess the performance of a system or component based on criteria and standards.
16. A representation of a system or object that can be used to understand and predict the behavior of the system or object.
18. The result produced by a system.
19. A machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically.