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| A set of computer instructions to perform a giver operation or solve a given problem. |
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| A line of text in a computer program that is ignored by the computer. Comments are used to explain programs to humans. |
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| The process of detecting or eliminating a device's malfunctions. |
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| The process of letting a program know that you plan to use a variable, what you want to call it, and how big it is. |
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| A tool or gripper attached to the end of a robotic arm. |
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| A form of communication where a signal is sent from a device to another similar or dissimilar device. |
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| A reference point from which all of the robots movements are measured. |
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| The data supplied to the computer for processing. |
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| A single degree of arm rotation or translation. |
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| The repeated execution of as series of instructions for a variable number of times. |
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| A microcomputer used for precise process control in data handling, communication, or manufacturing. |
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| Optical Isolators use a small IR LED connected to the INPUT side of the circuit. |
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| Information transferred from the robot controller through the module to control external devices. |
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| The maximum weight that can be carried by a robot in normal and continuous operation. |
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| The place to store what the arm does in the RIOS software. |
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| An electrically operated switch that uses a magnet and a reed switch to complete a circuit. |
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| The probability that a component part, equipment, or system will satisfactorily perform its intended task. |
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| A measurement of the deviation between a taught location point and the played-back location, under identical conditions of load and velocity. |
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| Circular motion at an axis, a rotation about the link axis of a robot's wrist. |
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| A series of movement positions, or steps used in the RIOS software. |
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| Any motor that is modified to give feedback concerning the motor's speed, direction of rotation, and number of revolutions. |
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| A motor that rotates a predefined angle with every electrical impulse. |
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| The position that the arm moves to in the RIOS software. |
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| A small program inside a large one. Used when the same series of commands are repeated multiple times. |
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| The rules governing the structure of statements used in a program. |
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| The outline surface of a robot's work volume or the extreme point that it can reach. |
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| Definition - the science and technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application. First used by Isaac Asimov. |
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