Phase 0: Introduction

• Instructors will introduce the concept of soft robotics to students
• Instructors will introduce the project (project overview, phase deliverables, and emphasize creativity) 
• Instructors will exhibit their own prototype as an example for students

Phase 1: Silicone Design

• Instructors will introduce the concept of silicone molding and exhibit an example of a mold and silicone dancer
• Students will produce their own unique silicone mold and silicone dancer
• Students will ensure the provided permanent magnets are embedded in their design
• Students are encouraged to pick a theme at this point to ease the enclosure creation process later on

Phase 2: Electromagnet

• Instructors will introduce the background (theory, equations, etc) needed to understand how to manufacture a set of electromagnets
• Students will estimate the flux density produced given their materials
• Students will manufacture their electromagnets
• Students will test to see the effective distance of their electromagnets
  • Students are encouraged to use the inverse square law to calculate an effective range along with experimental testing 

Phase 3: Enclosure Frame

• Students will be tasked with designing an enclosure that accompanies the theme chosen during their molding phase
• Students will use the collected and calculated information for placing their electromagnets to ensure their dancer will sway large enough from their initial position

Phase 4: Control Program

• At this phase, students will create a control program for their dancers
  • Arduino IDE is recommended as it is free and readily works with Arduino microcontrollers
  • An L298N motor driver is encouraged as it will be able to handle currents/voltages higher than most microcontrollers will be able to