be back mounted using my already owned backpack straps
have removable backpanel for diagnosis
inside this backpanel will be
oled will have data used for tracking, calculated hand cords, servos and motor outputs
speakers outputs on top of panel to hook to future head part
potentiometers to adjust variables used for calculating
removable battery pack (I don't know what pack to use, figure out later)
indicator for battery level
vibrating motors to indicate battery n such
Hands can be tracked using a simple exoskeleton
Basic image shown below
7/4/26
begin basic mechanical structure to make the project feasible
Primarily focused on developing joints and start with basic modelling of joints
7/16/26
Today I finalized joint mins and maxes as well as planning the motorization of these joints.
Outermost joints will use stepper .42 Nm NEMA 17 motors with 25:1 worm gears for the necessary torque while not needing power to hold angles. I will use l298n's to control them (this might not work, we'll see) The largest issue currently is controlling the steppers reliably while also maintaining necessary torque without requiring insane amounts of power. 90 degrees of rotation is best aesthetically
the middle joints will be controlled using servos with worm gears again hopefully to again, not require constant power to hold angles. 60 degrees of rotation for same reason as previously
7/31/2026
encoders on stepper to make sure location tracking is consistent
On the note of consisteny, add buttons to the edge of joint rotations for homing and better tracking as inspired by my summer camp