Engineering Design Process

List 5 robots in the world around you and infer the problem they solve.

Rob and Tom have looked up many possible solutions online for ways to build a scoop for their robot. They have discovered several scoop options that will work and many that will not work. What stage of the engineering design process are they currently in?

• Prototyping

• Researching

• Troubleshooting

• Designing

Choose one of the robot challenges below and explain each of the 7 design process steps you would use to solve the problem.

Option A: A person would like to mow their grass without being home and would like a robot to do the job.

Option B: A person needs to collect coins from a wishing well with a robot.

Option C: A person without hands would like to eat a bowl of cereal and needs a robot to assist them.

What does it mean when we say the engineering design process is iterative?

• It can be done more than once.

• It cannot be done more than one time.

• The process does not need to be finished.

• The process must be done in the exact same order.

Do you agree or disagree that creating a prototype is crucial to the engineering design process? Explain?