VEX IQ Robotic Terms

the force that resists motion through the rubbing of one object against another

the place in a system or body where the weight is evenly distributed and all sides are in balance

how fast a robot can position itself

a force directed in a circle; a twisting force that tends to cause rotation

the rate at which work is done; supply (a device) with mechanical or electrical energy

the distance a robot can move; a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector quantity, which includes direction)

torque is measured in units of force*distance, such as _____of Newton-Meters; one twelfth of a foot-pound

a unit which can be used to provide power to a robot; the SI unit of power, equivalent to one joule per second, corresponding to the power in an electric circuit in which the potential difference is one volt and the current one ampere

the calculation of how a robot makes a job faster and easier

the reverse of the normal measurement