Programming Microsoft® Robotics Studio

Glossary

activity

Basic building block used in a Visual Programming Language (VPL) application. The activity block can refer to a function such as calculate, or it can point to another service.

actuator

Portion of a robot that is used to perform movement or accomplish a goal. For example, a robot’s wheel is an actuator because it moves the robot. Additionally, a speaker would qualify as an actuator because it produces output.

analog sensor

Device used to measure signals of varying strength, such as an audio signal.

asynchronous processing

Considered an efficient means of processing multiple operations in parallel.

Bluetooth device

Device used to receive a Bluetooth wireless connection. This type of connection is often used by robots to facilitate controlling ...