Budget is still a big concern for the viability of this project. We currently cannot afford to buy dowels and 32 servo motors, so we are looking for other avenues to get free continuous servo motors. There has been a slight change to the design of the system, specifically the actuator subsystem. Though not specified in any documentation, we originally planned to use 180 servo motors. However, a rotation of 180 degrees is not sufficient enough to actuate the pins. Continuous rotation servos are more expensive, requiring us to spend $50, but I will see if I can hunt for some free ones.
Carnegie Mellon ECE Capstone, Fall 2025 – Safiya Bainazar, Tedd Jung, Crystal Huang