Spring Semester

Week 8 Update

Team SimpliciTea has mostly completed the 1st iterations of the electrical and mechanical designs. The 1st PCB prototype arrived this week and the overall housing of our specialty beverage maker is almost ready to be 3D printed. We have also… Read More

Week 7 Update

This week was a pivotal week for our team. We came into the week preparing for our Quality Review Board (QRB) presentation, and getting ready to present to our panel of coaches. Our presentation went well, and we got a… Read More

Week 6 Update

The team continues to make large improvements on our initial prototype. The mechanical team had to reprint the stirring mechanisms due to sizing issues but ultimately tested them. This testing allowed the team to make decisions and continue coming up… Read More

Week 5 Update

This week has been filled with lots of progress for both sub teams! The mechanical team 3D printed all necessary iterations needed for testing. This week we focused on adjusting the dimensions of our multiple iterations to accurately test and… Read More

Week 4 Update

Having finally settled into the Spring semester, Team SimpliciTea is working hard to bring this project to fruition. The first of two Quality Review Board presentations, occurred last week and yielded valuable feedback from several project coaches. The overarching theme… Read More

Week 3

This week progress comes in the form of leaps and bounds. Our electrical team finished a breadboard prototype and a first draft of the special code to control functions. They have also mathematically modeled certain heating characteristics of the device.… Read More

WEEK 2 UPDATE

This week, there was a lot of reflection and discussion about our design and how to move forward from our current standing. Putting together a consistent and fully operable prototype will be no easy task, and we have been brainstorming… Read More

Week 1 Update

This Spring, team SimpliciTea is hitting the ground running as we start the second half of the IPPD program! The electrical sub-team is hard at work constructing the hardware of our Specialty Beverage Maker prototype. We have begun programming our… Read More