I’m thinking of putting aside the DJ-hardware project for a while. I’ve had nothing but trouble with the rhythm robot PCBs, and it’s become discouraging. I think I need to let this specific batch of hardware sit until I have had some time to think about what to do next. This would leave me with only three active projects: Radian, the intelligent juggling balls, and the ski jacket.

My ideas about an IO system for Radian are coming into focus. I have decided on an internal architecture; I am still thinking about finding more user-friendly ways of presenting it, but I don’t actually have to solve that problem in order to start building the foundation. I think I’m going to end up implementing something like a

The ski jacket is coming along well – I’ve finished enough of the cotton twill prototype to be confident that the pattern will fit comfortably and offer the range of motion I need. I intend to finish the prototype as a garment of its own, but for the time being I’m going to put it aside and start cutting out the gore-tex.