Is it tacky? or is it art? Let this fish sing the blues 

I know that this idea isn’t new, but it’s something that, until recently, I would never have been able to create.

As simple as it is, a singing fish just so happens to address the prompt quite swimmingly.

When the sonic sensor detects an input, the fish will come to life, and sing its song until it’s satisfied.

3 sonic sensors to determine closest input and direction it is coming from

your run of the mill singing bass fish

homemade and ready to roll

fish has 3 servos that react when you pass the sonic sensor threshold. One for the mouth to match song, 2 for joints, one positioned at neck, one at waist

once the input has been triggered (you get close to the fish) the bass will break out into song

will finish its number and then go back to resting position

while in song, all inputs will be null

to be made of popsicle sticks, repurposed t-shirts, and stuffed with recycled plastic

need:

• arduino
• 3 sonic sensors
• 2 motors
• df mini + speaker

Quadroped:

to mimic life

Can a homemade artificial pet push a feeling of empathy on creator?

I’d love the opportunity to create my own pet. I think that our own biology is a fantastic base for design. I want to test my understanding of deliberate movement through simple yet efficient mechanisms.

There are many different ways to create movement for this creature. Current idea would be a slug-esque creature that crawls toward the brightest source of light. Would have 3 photoresitors and 3 motors. 2 for crawling and 1 for direction. The photoresistors will indicate direction.

There would be a motor to move forward, potentially 2 for front and back legs

a motor for turning, in middle of creature 

sensors for physical awareness

In the same vein as the strandbeasts, but powered through servos

Input will be sonic sensor, like a roomba

will go through variations of design to see what works best

wireless?

to be made of popsicle sticks and repurposed t-shirts

need:

• Arduino
• 3 servos
• Sonic sensor
• Bluetooth? Not sure how a wireless system would work

Looking at you:

The ideal would be to make a person feel uncomfortable when this puppet is looking at them 

The closer you are, the greater the discomfort. Will be making an audible sound of displeasure, growing louder as you enter its personal space. Ultimately resulting in a screeching noise until personal space requirements are satisfied.

3 sonic sensors (as of now I think these would be the best approach)

2 servos, one for eyes and one for mouth

eyes will track the closest input

the closer you are to the input, the wider the mouth will be, accompanied with an uncomfortable humming

 need:

• Arduino
• 2 servos
• 3 sonic sensors
• dfmini + speaker