CrustBot V1 and Grime Ward: October update

The site now leads with the current CrustBot V1: remote driving, Pi/camera perception, a powered load-bearing jaw and a removable bin. The accepted planning material estimate is $604.29, including $11 of fitting and price allowances. It counts owned material and excludes freight, tax, tooling and labor. Automatic pickup and transfer remain deferred.

The CrustBot page links the current assembly review and V1 simulation lab. The lab uses current CAD, recorded Newton runs, interactive MuJoCo physics and two mapped real sites. The bin straps run below the rim so the loading opening stays clear. Model behavior is still uncalibrated, and physical assembly, fit, stopping, loads, heat and endurance remain to be demonstrated.

Grime Ward continues the Trash Trail app with public-place discovery, private device photo journals and explicit shared contributions. The October 9 web beta and internal TestFlight build 9 replace the site’s old August enrollment status. Private journals are not automatically uploaded or account-synced. The published Trash Trail observation commons keeps its existing attribution and license.

The Who page now includes India Daniel’s biography and her contribution to the original Three.js simulation environment. The older simulator remains available as a historical reference alongside the current V1 lab.

These are development and beta milestones. Neither a successful simulation nor an internal app build establishes a field-qualified robot or a public App Store release.