This week was our first full week working on our new project direction after pivoting from our original idea of building an automated stroller last week. The change meant we had to spend a good amount of time brainstorming. Once we had the the idea, we worked together to define the requirements as well creating the proposal presentation together. The presentation itself went well, and it gave us a solid chance to talk through the system as a team.
Since we changed directions last week, we were a bit behind where we had liked to be. Despite this, we worked efficiently, and are planning to lock down the Bill of Materials quickly so parts can be ordered.
Plans for Next Week:
- Finalize the BOM and place part orders.
- Start CAD modeling for the gantry.
- Build an initial upload page for file submissions.
- Set up the Raspberry Pi and Arduino so they’re ready for hardware testing as soon as parts arrive.
Even though the pivot put us under some pressure, this week felt productive. We came together on the new idea, got through the proposal presentation, and set ourselves up to move forward.