I took this concept model and developed it in

this space is A M A Z I N G

you’d have to have a big shoulder cuz he’s like 12 year old boy sized/shaped

Can he sit on my shoulder?

Comments & Feedback

If this is your first robotics project, start simple

Remember that each thing you don’t know how to do yet is going to have some interesting surprises for you.

A project with one thing you don’t know how to do yet is a great way ta learn!

Is there anything listed here you don’t know how to do?

Robots that sit on your shoulder are surprisingly dangerous when you turn your head

Designing wings that won’t put your eye out?

If you’re just starting out, LEDs and motion are great places to start

Excellent mockup skills

How do you make pigs fly? With LEGO

It’s often easier to do one or more of the some kinds of behavior: for example, making a robot move two different ways is easier than moving AND making sound

If you could only make your robot do ONE thing, what would it be?

does cute crow stuff

Please add your own!

does cute crow stuff

linked to a bunny robot at my girlfriend’s house

speaker & microphone

bluetooth sniffing?

learns who my friends are

learns who my friends are

put on my shoulder for going out

linked to a smart speaker at my girlfriend’s house

You will edit later. Promise.

speaker & microphone

streams the sleepy noises my girlfriend makes

The important thing is to just bang out whatever comes to mind in any order.

Here I’ve sorted the ideas into the BEHAVIOR I want, the SENSORS it might use, and WHERE or HOW it would fit into my life

linked to a bunny robot in my girlfriend’s house

(Kinopio.club is a great tool for this)

lives on my workbench

lives in my room, says good morning

You can use anything for this: sticky notes, index cards, an outline in google docs

Sort the ideas by whatever grouping makes sense to you

Alex Glow / @glowascii

Here’s all the ideas Fae had about a crow robot, in the order they came

Nixie the Octopus

put on my shoulder for going out

@barbmakesthings

Archimedes The Owl

Jot down a quick outline of the experience you want to create

get all your ideas out in front of you

Me, too. Below is a method for working through that!

Ways to get started!

I have too many ideas

Examples Of Companion Robots

Draw a sketch of the idea

I like to see examples of other people’s work

Learn to program with Python! This book really helped me. https://automatetheboringstuff.com/

The first time I build something I need a recipe or guide

I’ve never done this before

Sketching ideas is a great way to explore them, and here’s a nice howto for beginners: https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Draw-For-Makers/

That’s okay, you can learn!

solder or do electronics stuff

Contribute answers to questions!

Add questions you don’t see

It can be scary, when you’ve never done something before, but we can help you get started!

Share the URL of this page with people who might be interested

I don’t know where to start

Drop links to useful resources, tutorials, examples, tools, whatever

Add sketches, in-process photos, notes an your companion robot

I don’t know how to...

Sometimes we want to do things we don’t know how to do. That’s a great way to learn!

I don’t need a reason!

I have a great idea but I feel like I can’t

I have social anxiety and I want people to talk to my birb first

I want a critter friend

Want to contribute? Here’s how!

Robots ore awesome

I want to make a robot!

Have questions? EXCELLENT. Click anywhere and type.

We like making animal robot companions, and want to help people do that!