Started working on our individual components, specifically creating the device model in CAD, setting up the software project, and looking into more research for the signals processing. We decided to use a suction cup as our friction tip and set up the hardware and electronics necessary to use it in our first prototype. Instead of testing two different prototypes with different manipulators, we can simply test with the suction on and off.
We have ordered all parts that we believe will be necessary at the moment. We should get all of them by next week and be able to start prototyping and testing with them. The 3D printed part we’ll need is also designed and can be printed anytime.
Our next steps are to progress on our individual tasks to keep on track before attempting and testing integration of the components.