Mission I

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to research and develop a computer-controlled bionic cat.

Gadgets

To help you along your way, we've gathered some TOP-SECRET intelligence. You will be equipped with:

• Lego Dacta Control Lab sets or Lego Mindstorms or the Robotics Invention System
• Small motors as required by the design teams
• Computers for Internet research, journal entries, and communication
• One copy of Boing Boing the Cat Design Log for each student.
  • (These have been created in landscape orientation for printing; copy the four pages double sided, and fold the two pages down the middle so the title in on the front. Use a long-throated stapler to put two staples along the fold.)

Debriefing

• Journal Entries - As your team is working through the process, record at least four times each week in a robot journal about your discoveries, sentiments and feelings, mistakes and triumphs.
• Team Formation- Outline on the back cover of the Design Log the organizational system that your group develops. Each group must have a coordinator, a design team, and a project team, who work together to build the robot to their satisfaction.
• Team evaluations
• Final Presentation

Mission Report

Prepare a presentation for the visiting guest scientist who will be available at the end of the four weeks. This should be a Powerpoint presentation, and should include a line drawing or sketch of your final design, from multiple perspectives. A list of materials used should be included.