Our team will now transition from CAD development to 3D printing our first round of prototypes. After receiving valuable feedback from our coach, university faculty, and liaisons, we refined several aspects of our designs to improve user comfort and manufacturability of our prototypes. With these physical prototypes, the team will be able to validate previous assumptions and begin identifying any further design changes before more advanced versions are produced. Meanwhile, key electrical components that were ordered have started to arrive, and available hardware and wiring have been identified for use. This allows the team to use these components in combination these new prototypes to further test the limits of our current designs.

As this is all happening, the team is also preparing for the SLDR report and peer review. All design revisions and updates are being documented, and material selections and other necessary evaluations are underway to validate design decisions further.