Monday Recap

Adrian Calderon

We went straight to work after the previous work on Friday. Izzy and I developed new concepts for the blocks as in velcro, the clips on a backpack, and lastly toothpicks that go into the side. We then went on to create a prototype of the circuit board and used regular wire as a first step then we moved on to real circuits and got the zipper to light up an led. We are pursuing working on getting his fine motor skills better. What excites me about this project right now is seeing the progress we are getting into and wondering what Nico will think of it. We are unsure if he will like our idea or not. We also don't know the extent of his hands and what he can and can't grab.

Monday Recap

Ronan McCarthy

Today we picked up from Friday and kept working throughout the day. Today we started by narrowing down on only a coupe of ideas which was helpful because it gave us an agenda that we had to complete. We also started making prototypes to scale using PVC pipe, cardboard, and hot glue.  In our project we are going into the direction of just making an extension for snow terrain. We decided to chose this because there is not a lot of attention to this area. This makes me excited because we are doing work in an area that others might not seem as important.  Going into the future of the project some unknowns that I have are the final materials that we will use.  When it comes time to work on the final project choosing the right materials will be crucial to the function and durability of the model.