NOVA

Build stages

Mid-build: legs calibrating, body going together, first power-on still ahead.

1. 1

   Sort the parts (done)

   Lay out covers, frame and feet before building.

2. 2

   Bench-test the electronics (done)

   Prove every module works first.

3. 3

   Calibrate all twelve servos (in progress)

   The stage that protects everything after it.

4. 4

   Build the legs (in progress)

   Four identical legs, three joints each.

5. 5

   Build the body (in progress)

   Chassis trunk plus shoulder stacks.

6. 6

   Mount the electronics (in progress)

   Everything except the legs lives in the chassis.

7. 7

   Wire it up (not started)

   Power first, then signals.

8. 8

   Load the firmware (not started)

   Two boards, two programs.

9. 9

   First power-on (not started)

   The careful bit.

10. 10

    Covers on (not started)

    Last, once she stands and walks.

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Mesh & diagrams

What broke

• Sep 2 Every part came out at 10% infill. Legs got their own profile: 5 walls, 60%.
• Sep 3 Feet cooked at 240°C. TPU wanted 210. The start code’s purge got clamped.
• Sep 4 Half a robot. The file ships one of each leg; Nova needs four. Thirteen more hours.
• Sep 8 A tall cover fell off its supports. Laid it on its biggest face: 128 mm became 31.5 mm.
• Sep 30 “The left leg looks like a right leg.” The arrows point in. It may have been right all along.