We’re back from a short break, and with Prototype Inspection Day approaching just next week, it’s time for us to start putting all these separate pieces we’ve 3D printed, wired, fabricated, and more, all together! Our team members have really been putting in extra hours this week pulling everything together, and we’re super excited to show it all off. Ethan has been soldering nonstop to make all of our electronics perfect—most exciting is getting our motors up and working with the rest of the systems. Meanwhile, thanks to Caitlin’s and Hannah’s efforts, we’re finally able to combine a significant portion of our track 3D prints and see the ball roll through all of them together!

As always, we’re working on a dozen different things at once, with different amounts of work remaining on each. The Les Paul guitar is pretty much finished aesthetically, and is ready to be installed with its LED circuit. Meanwhile, the Archimedes screw has a bit more troubleshooting to do before we can finally install it into the machine. There’s plenty left to do, and with all hands on deck, we’re super excited to assemble the coolest interactive donation machine ever!