ME Smart Driver
A precision driver that knows the job it is doing
A precision powered screwdriver, first of an eventual multi tool family. Torque accuracy comes first; interchangeable bits and further tool heads come later.
Why it exists
Most fastening mistakes are invisible until something fails: a bolt at the wrong torque, a cross threaded fastener, the wrong screw for the hole. A driver that knows which fastener the task expects can catch those while the person is still holding the tool.
What it is meant to be
- Torque accuracy is the first priority, before any other feature
- Interchangeable bits later, other tool heads later still
- Carl and the task context supply which fastener is expected, and the driver checks that against what it is doing
- Automatic stop at the target torque, with a haptic confirmation the hand can feel
- An abnormally fast torque rise stops the driver immediately and warns of a likely jam, cross thread or wrong fastener, with a concrete next action rather than an error code
- The result eventually attaches to the task record, so what was tightened, to what, and when, is not a memory
Current milestone
Work out what torque accuracy is actually needed for the work ME expects to do, and what a driver has to sense to tell a jam from a fastener that has simply seated.
Long term direction
A family of tools that know the task, verify what they are working on, and record what they did.