Here's what's new with the bear project as of yesterday:

• Roller switch installed in the chest. Giving it six hits restores normal heart rhythm in the bear.
• New "convulse" routine. The bear convulses until CPR is performed.
• Improved chest action. Two metal plates sandwich the servo, make a much more realistic breathing response. Extra stuffing and the rumbler for the heart sit on top.
• Accelerometer wired up and coded to check for the proper positioning of the bear, i.e. the bear must be laying down before CPR can be performed effectively
• Work has begun on the sounds, both the simple ones for the bear and the richer ones on the Processing interface.
• Work has also begun on the Processing "heart monitor" application.

So far, so good.