Bill of Materials
Bill of Materials
Bill of Materials
The following bill of materials is the cost estimate for the developed McKibben Creature as outlined by this project. Since each McKibben creature will be entirely different, the cost and material used will be completely different for each. However, this table is meant to provide a guide on what is to be expected for the average creature to be built. Costs are based on an estimated average taken from reviewing listed internet prices. The table does not include the materials required for the game environment. This includes paper towels and rubber bands for the food items as well as whatever material is used to elevate the food.
|
Part |
Cost/Unit |
Amount Used |
Cost Used |
|
Cardboard |
$0.00 |
6ft2 |
$0.00 |
|
10” Hot Glue Sticks |
$0.35/Stick |
6 Sticks |
$2.10 |
|
Duct Tape |
$0.05/ft |
1ft |
$0.05 |
|
Plastic 60 mL Syringes |
$0.60 |
5 |
$3.00 |
|
7.5” zip Ties |
$0.05 |
13 |
$0.65 |
|
Barbecue Skewers/Pencils |
$0.07 |
3 |
$0.21 |
|
½” Nylon Braided Cable Sleeve |
$0.14/ft |
2.5ft |
$0.35 |
|
Rubber bands (variety of sizes) |
$0.01/Band |
8 |
$0.08 |
|
Fishing Line |
$0.01/ft |
1ft |
$0.01 |
|
¼” Soft Silicone Tubing |
$1.00/ft |
15ft |
$15.00 |
|
¾” PVC Pipes (or another means of adding weight) |
$0.60/ft |
12in |
$0.60 |
|
12” Balloons |
$0.01 |
5 |
$0.05 |
|
$22.10 |
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This section is reproduced from our paper available online via ASEE.
J. Midiri and K. Trieu, “BYOE: McKibben Creature: A Low-Cost Robotic Simulation of a Biological Environment,” presented at the 2024 ASEE Annual Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, May 2024. [Online] (accepted).