Missions

All mission apparatus built by the team
All missions programmed by the team

Name Picture Description Points Movie

Individual Atom Manipulation Mission: Move individual atoms accurately. The robot must remove at least 1 white atom from the blue surface without removing any red atoms. Counting atoms left on the surface, a count of fewer than 8 red atoms is worth no points. A count of 8 red atoms and 7 or 6 white atoms is worth 30 points. A count of 8 red atoms and 5 or fewer white atoms is worth 40 points. 40 movie

Smell Seeing Mission: Transfer molecules from the pizza toward the nose. The robot must get pizza molecules completely off the paper plate for 5 points each, and transferred to the yellow or black areas of the person's head or neck for an additional 10 points each. 30 movie

Stain Resistant Fabric Mission: Test some stain-resistant fabric. The robot must deliver the dirt trap to its location mark and completely dump out the tester's dirt dumper. The dirt trap at its mark is worth 15 points, and the dirt dumper when empty is worth 15 points. The dirt pieces are Bonus Objects, worth 5 points each in the dirt trap, and 3 points each everywhere else on the table. When removing dirt for a Bonus Loss, the referee takes stray pieces first, then pieces from the dumper, and pieces from the trap last. 70 part1 part2
(combined with MM)

Atomic Force Microscopy Mission: Free the probe's nanotip. The robot must separate the nanotip from the material surface. The nanotip separated from the surface is worth 40 points. 40 movie
(combined with IAM)

Self Assembly Mission: Start the self-alignment of atoms. The robot must cause the angled blue nanotube segments to align horizontally end to end. This alignment is worth 30 30 movie

Smart Medicien Mission: Target medicine to reach only a specific problem spot. The robot must release the Buckyball containing medicine into the person's arm. The Buckyball is placed anywhere in the red/yellow channel of the arm bone is worth 50 points (even if it hasn't reached the problem spot). 50 movie

Nanotube Strength Mission: Lift the truck by a thin cable of carbon nanotubes. The robot must move the truck onto the lift frame and activate the lift. The truck completely on the frame is worth 20 points. The truck and frame supported completely and only by the cable is worth an additional 20 points. 40 movie

Molecular Motor Mission: Deliver an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecule to power a molecular motor, causing it to spin and release energy. The robot must deliver 1 of the 2 ATP molecules through the molecular motor's black frame for 40 points (even if nothing else happens). The second ATP molecule represents a second chance to complete this mission, but points are only given for 1 delivered molecule. 40 movie

Space Elevator Mission: Operate the space elevator. At least one robot must cause the car with the yellow cargo to come down. If this mission is completed, no matter which robot or robots worked on it, both teams get 40 points. 40 none

Name	Picture	Description	Points	Movie
Individual Atom Manipulation		Mission: Move individual atoms accurately. The robot must remove at least 1 white atom from the blue surface without removing any red atoms. Counting atoms left on the surface, a count of fewer than 8 red atoms is worth no points. A count of 8 red atoms and 7 or 6 white atoms is worth 30 points. A count of 8 red atoms and 5 or fewer white atoms is worth 40 points.	40	movie
Smell Seeing		Mission: Transfer molecules from the pizza toward the nose. The robot must get pizza molecules completely off the paper plate for 5 points each, and transferred to the yellow or black areas of the person's head or neck for an additional 10 points each.	30	movie
Stain Resistant Fabric		Mission: Test some stain-resistant fabric. The robot must deliver the dirt trap to its location mark and completely dump out the tester's dirt dumper. The dirt trap at its mark is worth 15 points, and the dirt dumper when empty is worth 15 points. The dirt pieces are Bonus Objects, worth 5 points each in the dirt trap, and 3 points each everywhere else on the table. When removing dirt for a Bonus Loss, the referee takes stray pieces first, then pieces from the dumper, and pieces from the trap last.	70	part1 part2 (combined with MM)
Atomic Force Microscopy		Mission: Free the probe's nanotip. The robot must separate the nanotip from the material surface. The nanotip separated from the surface is worth 40 points.	40	movie (combined with IAM)
Self Assembly		Mission: Start the self-alignment of atoms. The robot must cause the angled blue nanotube segments to align horizontally end to end. This alignment is worth 30	30	movie
Smart Medicien		Mission: Target medicine to reach only a specific problem spot. The robot must release the Buckyball containing medicine into the person's arm. The Buckyball is placed anywhere in the red/yellow channel of the arm bone is worth 50 points (even if it hasn't reached the problem spot).	50	movie
Nanotube Strength		Mission: Lift the truck by a thin cable of carbon nanotubes. The robot must move the truck onto the lift frame and activate the lift. The truck completely on the frame is worth 20 points. The truck and frame supported completely and only by the cable is worth an additional 20 points.	40	movie
Molecular Motor		Mission: Deliver an adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecule to power a molecular motor, causing it to spin and release energy. The robot must deliver 1 of the 2 ATP molecules through the molecular motor's black frame for 40 points (even if nothing else happens). The second ATP molecule represents a second chance to complete this mission, but points are only given for 1 delivered molecule.	40	movie
Space Elevator		Mission: Operate the space elevator. At least one robot must cause the car with the yellow cargo to come down. If this mission is completed, no matter which robot or robots worked on it, both teams get 40 points.	40	none