The schedule is lined up in a way that the individual part manufacturing and assembly will be finished by the end of winter, so that spring can be devoted to testing and optimizing the design to work in the best way that it can. The schedule also allows for flexibility in the event of unforeseen complications that may arrive.

                The schedule was delayed in part due to an inability to manually machine the gripper jaws, as per the team’s original plan. A CNC option was offered, however due to a lack of experience the team decided to have the jaws cast. This meant that a pattern was needed, and this was created by 3D printing the SolidWorks parts. These parts will remain loose and will be cast using a green sand mold. After being cast, the parts will still need to be machined, in order to accommodate the mounting slot to attach them to the pneumatic gripper purchased from Bimba.

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The budget for this project can be seen below.