Progress Post Haste

Here is a summary of our goals and progress over the past few weeks, outlined in Evan's notebook.


Week 1

Goals
Design overall body type and decide how the legs will act in tandem with the body
Find suitable leg design, since mechanics have already been chosen
Brainstorm what the electrical components will be


Accomplished
Decision to use gear trains (more reliable and easier to do with legos) and angled body (to accommodate the leg mechanics)
Use continuously rotating servo motor as power (high torque) 




Week 2 

Goals
Make the legs in SolidWorks
Get rough body shape made out of legos
Decided how to cut down on volume of legs

Accomplished
Legs mostly outlined
Body built and gear train added



Week 3

Goals
Refine and finish legs
Get servo from Professor Sullivan to fit into housing without glue
Get Arduino sketch started and basic electronics setup

Accomplished
Legs were finished and drastically cut down in size, cutouts made and bodies "I-beamed"
Servo connected into gear train