Thesis: I have now finished my IBDM data base and I am working on the picture references I have made in the text. Unlike the reference list for the literature I did not compile the information for the pictures I had collected. So this was a bit of an oversight and I have had to go through google image search trying to locate the destination and copy write information for each of my pictures.
Project: I have now finished the palm of the robots hand, I started using while miliput for this but it became quickly apparent that this was the wrong material to use. I did not set quick enough and the plastic tubes seemed to have a life of their own so it just ended up as one big mess. I decided to start over again and use thermoplastic for this also. I was lucky enough to have plenty of the material left over from the fingers ect so it was no trouble sourcing the plastic. It worked so much better than the milliput and I even managed to embed some grips into the palm of the hand and secure them in place with small black m2 screws. The grips where left over from an old computer mouse I had and they look pretty cool on the hand.
Feelings: Frustrated !!! I am still waiting on my brackets to arrive from China its been over 5 weeks now and I paid for fast shipping so its slightly annoying as the project is basically at a stand still in terms of the practical building of the project at this point until my shipment arrives.
Evaluation: I need to start testing the fingers using the spektrum r.c control now the hand and arm are finished. I may also start programming some bits of the head since I have time to do that now. I think the programming side of things is not really the issue here its getting the physical build finished. At the end of the day I can do programming sat on the train or in the bath I cant build on the road so to speak.
Analysis: The current situation of the project makes sense, I think both the elements of the project work really well together now and a lot of the outcomes of the thesis can be observed in the practical model. This was always the intention from the start, that the writing should lead the physical build.
Conclusion: In conclusion, this is a very unbalanced time to be in, time is ticking and waiting around for parts is just soul destroying at this stage. That said I am very happy with the progress that has been made during this session and I am trying to remain positive that I will get the parts I need in the post shortly and I can crack on and get the robot finished and sent off to uni.
Action Plan: Start programming and finish off doing my images for thesis.
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