A new type of pet

I helped prototype and code a robotic pet that would shake for a random amount of time after being touched.

I worked with Cindy Hoffman and Nikia Fenix, where we met at the 'What is a pet?' mini-seminar we were inspired by. We also thought about how pets always have unexpected reactions to people interacting with them and wanted to invoke that experience.

Prototype was created with random scraps, code, and Arduino sensors. I led the coding and physical computing of the design.

This was done in part of New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Summer Intensive 2023.

Final prototype: User interacts with the pet and it moves for a random amount of time.
A look at the build: The body is connected to an Arduino touch sensor. The body movement was created by coding motors to move when the touch sensor was interacted with.
Team picture!

A new type of pet

I helped prototype and code a robotic pet that would shake for a random amount of time after being touched.

I worked with Cindy Hoffman and Nikia Fenix, where we met at the 'What is a pet?' mini-seminar we were inspired by. We also thought about how pets always have unexpected reactions to people interacting with them and wanted to invoke that experience.

Prototype was created with random scraps, code, and Arduino sensors. I led the coding and physical computing of the design.

This was done in part of New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Summer Intensive 2023.

Final prototype: User interacts with the pet and it moves for a random amount of time.
A look at the build: The body is connected to an Arduino touch sensor. The body movement was created by coding motors to move when the touch sensor was interacted with.
Team picture!