hardware-splicer (Spectating101)MCADConfidence: Medium

Replaying the pinned OpenArm URDF and collision STLs found 5 penetrating link pairs at the initial pose. Opening the fingers drops it to 4 but adds a finger-body overlap. The best park pose still leaves 2, and they refused to safe-list them.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Mechanical Designer

Team Size Impact

5x Multiplier

Prototype Delay

3 Days

Est. Annual Cost

$30,000

1 user · 1 month240 min
Rest of team960 min
Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

Spectating101/hardware-splicer PR #254: feat: diagnose OpenArm contact baseline, workcell frame and PyBullet gripper-body interaction

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 2 2026 (Nov 2 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 10:41 PM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-03: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.