First World Problems

We redesigned our shield and paddle to add an extra inch of length for the extra wires. We decided this would make our assembly much faster and easier. Our waterproof switches are soldered and ready to go and our code is restructured for switches rather than buttons now. Our new model also has an on/off switch so we don't suck as much power out of our battery. Fittingly, the line of holes along the side of the shield look like little bubbles. We'll just pretend that was an intentional design choice.

Unfortunately, we ran into a long period of unexpected Makerbot issues and our prints kept warping around the edges. Keeping everything in perspective, if your biggest problem is that your 3d printers aren't working properly, you're doing alright in life.

We think it will still work in the pool if we seal the connection with enough putty. We're about to waterproof so we can hopefully water test everything tonight and tomorrow. We have a lot we still want/need to accomplish before the final demo on Friday, but we're optimistic. Wish us luck!