This week the Addtronics team took on presenting and giving a demonstration as part of FDR (final design review). We first gave a presentation outlining our scope of work and a broad path of how our project was accomplished throughout… Read More

This week the Addtronics team has been focusing on preparing for our Final Design Review (FDR) which will be held next week. In order to prepare, we have been hard at work on elements such as our poster (pictured above),… Read More

This week the Addtronics team has been hard at work updating parts and features. The new end effector adapter bracket and revised end effector have been installed and tested with a 100% success rate! he new end effector adapter bracket… Read More

This week the Addtronics team has been hard at work making final modifications to the final functional design. These modifications include refining parts to make them more aesthetically pleasing and reliable. So far we have refined the interface and reinforced… Read More

This week the Addtronics team tackled prototype inspection day (PID). As mentioned previously, we first gave a short introduction about our team and project and then showed a video of the quadruped walking up to the transformer box and positioning… Read More

This week the Addtronics week has been steadily preparing for Prototype Inspection Day (PID) which will occur next week. Here we plan to demonstrate our prototype to judges who will be able to ask questions and provide us with valuable… Read More

Continuing from last week the Addtronics team has worked hard to implement modifications needed (stemming from previous testing) as well as incorporating feedback and suggestions that were received during QRB2 last week. With certainty that the new motor and linear… Read More

This week the Addtronics team did QRB2 (qualification review board 2) where we received some incredibly valuable feedback regarding our project. We presented updates regarding the tests we’ve conducted since the last QRB (summarized in previous blog posts) and stated… Read More

This week the Addtronics team has worked steadily on implementing changes in order to improve the working prototype. Specifically, we have been applying DFT (design for testing) principles in order to make sure we meet the main goal of our… Read More

This week the Addtronics team continued updating all aspects of the project such as the GUI, mechanical components, and electronics. We have also continued steadily working on testing out our individual components and refining the design to be as effective… Read More

This week the Addtronics team has hit the ground running by beginning to implement feedback given during QRB1 and also begin the next phase of testing. Picking up from QRB1 further research has been conducted to determine if the strength… Read More

This week the Addtronics team prepared and presented for qualification review board 1 (QRB1). This presentation served to communicate our progress so far as well as our next steps. We received a lot of very useful feedback that will be… Read More

This week the Addtronics team got right back to work by continuing testing and holding our regularly scheduled weekly liaison and coach meetings. Since last week we have worked to improve various components to interact better with other parts of… Read More

After a nice and refreshing holiday break the Addtronics team is back in motion and eager to implement new ideas! Coming back from the break included the opportunity to update our organizational strategies and revise our plan based on our… Read More