As usual, I’m spending my weekend working with (and on) my Diabolical Device. I was thinking about the movement code, and earlier today made a few small tweaks which increased the speed to almost double what it was before, simply by choosing more efficient moving patterns. The new screw I bought also definitely helps, and I plan on getting another for one of its other movement directions next month, which (according to my calculations) should nearly double my movement speed yet again.
Now I need to equip it with a webcam… and a better computer, since just moving around is already taxing the one is uses at the moment.