- We spent a total of $1,338.22 for our project, which was significantly less than the maximum we could have gotten from the Engineering Department of $5,000.
- We wanted to keep the cost of the design as low as possible. Our stakeholders are denim factories in third world countries who would not be willing to pay too much for our hand.
- Met our goal of staying below the cost of a free-standing suction sandblaster, since this is the only other current device to combat the threat of silicosis when sandblasting jeans
- These devices cost a minimum of $2,000, so our prototype would be much more marketable to stakeholders at a much lower cost
- Met our goal of staying below the cost of a free-standing suction sandblaster, since this is the only other current device to combat the threat of silicosis when sandblasting jeans
- Actually producing and selling the robotic hand would be less than the budget for this project, as there was a lot of research and development purchases made. Now that we know what works and what does not, only the essentials would need to be ordered.
