Today, we left the morning for find a new surface for Maria (surface table). Although we need a surface that it's non reflective, at the same time, the surface must have some level of transparency, because the image must pass to the users. So, we already did tests with different types of glasses, plexiglas, different type of papers and different type of plastics , but unfortunately we continue with some problems, so this morning, we went to different shops to look for materials we could use.
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After all the browsing around, we shopped for one architect paper and some plastic, but once more, we didn't had luck. We had problems again with air between the glass and the paper and the plastic was too transparent. The search for materials will continue on the next days.
The other major task for the day was trying to finalize the 1st robot (Chasso) and start doing some movement tests. It seems we have a winner... version 4 feels like the final one.
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After some quick tests we manage to put Chasso to work almost on a straight path and turning on an angle of 90 degrees. On the next days, we will do some tests to get familiar with ratio of speed/distances versus strength applied to the motors and angle of turning versus rotation applied to the motor.
