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Update #19

Update #19
Hello Be. Brush Pre-Order Community! Since the last update, we’ve continued to work with our engineering team here in the Portland area as well as our engineers in...
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Update #18

Update #18
Hello! The P2 build units have finally arrived 🙌🏻. Customs clearance and Chinese New Year put an almost three-week delay on receiving the units, but now they’re here...
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Update #17

Update #17
Hello Be. Brush Community! Since our team is so entrenched in this project, we thought that it would be a good idea to give the opportunity to some local backer...
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Update #16

Update #16
We received the first batch of 11 working units from the factory this week, and we’re excited to share the news with you! This was called the “P1...
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Update #15

Update #15
It's been a long and windy road, and we're super grateful that you've joined us on the journey of Be. Brush. Today we've got a video update showing the...
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Update #14

Update #14
Hello Be-lievers, We sincerely hope that you all are staying safe and are keeping your hopes high for the next chapter when we get out of this weirdness....
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Update #13

Update #13
As our suppliers begin to come back online, we’re starting to see new results. The video below shows the output gearbox—the assembly that sits between the spring motor...
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Update #12

Update #12
Due to the recent events surrounding the spread of COVID-19 around the US and, specifically, in our hometown of Portland, we’re staying isolated and are working from home....
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Update #11

Update #11
We received the updated power spring sample from our vendor, and the torque testing shows that it’s right in line with the ideal range calculated by our engineers....
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Update #10

Update #10
  The FAI numbers that we were waiting for in the last update have started to arrive. Most of the parts need some improvement, although many dimensions are...
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Update #9

Update #9
This week we received the first updated spring motor samples from our new vendor (see last update for a refresh on why we are switching vendors), and they...
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Update #8

Update #8
If you’ve looked closely at the status reports for individual parts in recent updates, you may have noticed that the spring motor has been in the engineering review...
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Update #7

Update #7
We mentioned in the last update that our gears were being checked by a specialized testing lab, and we’re in the process of analyzing the results as they...
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Update #6

Update #6
During the past two weeks, our engineers have been working to identify the cause of some binding in the output gearbox. Based on that, we have a refined...
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Update #5

Update #5
We’ve made some good progress during the past two weeks, and we now have T0 samples of every part of the Be Brush! Our engineers are working on...
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Update #4

Update #4
This week, we received the majority of our gears and internal components to begin testing subassemblies with actual production parts. The picture below shows a few of us...
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Update #3

Update #3
As you have seen in our Gantt chart, the last metal part being prepared for production is also arguably the most important: the spring motor assembly. Today, we...
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Update #2

Update #2
 We're excited to finally have some of the plastic parts to hold in our hands! These are the very first samples to come out of our molds—what are...
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Update #1

Update #1
Hello! This update is an overview of where things are at in the production cycle of your long awaited Be. Brush pre-order. The idea of showing a progression...
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