Week 1:

• [x] Create a schedule & goals with time frames.
• [x] Get the LED to blink.

Week 2:

• [x] Establish project idea by Thursday.
• [x] Start & Finish Pre-lab. (<1 day - Pooja sent us hers)
• [x] Investigate how to make the super coiled polymer actuators (SCP)
• [ ] Reading a LOT of articles & journals - ONGOING assignment
• [x] Finalize Research. (1 day)

Week 3: (all three goals will go on simultaneously)

• [x] Start making SCP. (3 days)
• [_] Program microchip/cellphone. (4 days)
• [_] Design & test out robot configurations. (4 days)
• [x] Start abstract & lab report. (2 days)

Week 4:

• [ ] Finish making SCP actuators. (2 days)
• [ ] Program microchip/cellphone. (4 days)
• [ ] Design & test out robot configurations. (4 days)
• [ ] Begin testing & revising. (4 days)
• [ ] If testing is successful of individual parts, then begin overall integration & assembly. (3 days)
• [ ] Revise abstract & lab report. (2 days)

Week 5:

• [ ] Continue testing & analyzing data. (3 days)
• [ ] Make graphs. (1 day)
• [ ] Continue abstract & lab report. (2 days)
• [ ] Start poster. (3 days)

Week 6:

• [ ] Finish abstract & lab report. (5 days)
• [ ] Finalize testing & data. (5 days)

Week 7:

• [ ] Finsh poster.
• [ ] Develop presentation.
• [ ] Investigate further possible applications of our project

Week 8:

• Finish presentation

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