Current risks:
- Unforeseen delays due to the state of the world right now (re:pandemic) and due to us all being apart from each other have caused some shifts in the order we tackle the tasks we scheduled out, and there may be other delays to come that we cannot predict. We’re managing this by making better efforts to stay coordinated and in-sync as a team, so that if something happens to one of us, we can quickly adjust the project in response.
Changes:
- We’ve switched from the actuator we initially were going to procure to a cheaper one. This one does not come assembled, so that is added time spent on the project, but it should be simple to build and saves us around $200. This actuator, however, has a smaller travel distance, and will result in a smaller board. As a result, the pieces will have to be made smaller than usual chess pieces, but having normal-sized pieces was a preference we had, not a strict requirement. We chose to have more freedom and flexibility in our budget over having bigger pieces.