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Walkthrough of Interactive Robot Butterfly Exhibit

Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Sep 7

you know in an RPG, how you select the silliest option in the dialogue menu first-

does that explain why this timeline is the way it is?

is this the cycle where the universe selects for amusement

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RobotZwrrl @robotzwrrl.bsky.social · Aug 28

Made an interactive exhibit with multiple Robot Butterflies. Plus a projector and Kinect! Linked robots up to a MQTT server running on a Pi with a lil router. Bowie's power pack was recycled into that project. Here's a walkthrough to prove it happened in real reality! www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7lI...

YouTube video by Erin RobotZwrrl

flower : version 2, revision 7 : everything at once

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Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Aug 21

the hungry flower is doing! As of the beginning of this week I successfully got her flapping, spinning, and glowing without any added slop or grind! The whole process felt good and right again. I'm beyond grateful for that🌱

I edited a short update with the details:
#robotics

rotation! and smoke | Sarah Petkus

Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Aug 5

I have written a quick update on Patreon about the growth of the flower robot. The child can now flap insistently and SPIN in place to express increased urgency. My posts are open to everyone! I hope you enjoy your smokey Tuesday!
#robotics

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flower : version 2, revision 5 : rack and pinion

Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Aug 1

Flower continues to grow! I decided to try using a rack and pinion + baby servo to drive the petal motion and it works pretty well for a first go 🌻
#robotics

flower mechanism progress | Sarah Petkus

Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Jul 28

I made another quick update post on Patreon regarding the development of my latest robot flower. I've changed everything since the previous weekend. That's how design iteration goes sometimes. As always, my posts are open for everyone to view if you wanna see how the little one has grown
#robotics

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Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Jul 16

I love it. 😛

Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Jul 14

Midsummer is upon us. May we all find something sticky and delicious to adorn our skin with this week🍉
#summer

An illustrated comic of three humans garbed in bed sheets and crowns made from long feather-like leaves. Arms outstretched in offering to the crescent moon, devoured watermelon rinds also in the same crescent shape. They celebrate the middle of summer by enjoying fruit.

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Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Jul 6

The way to win at hide and seek with grubby is to become very still. Then you'll notice the leafs that are wiggling and twitching. The twitchy leafs almost always have grubby underneath them. They stir in a way that couldn't be the wind

a large hornworm caterpillar lays in the palm of a hand while clinging to a tiny branch. Their front feet arched upward in the sphinx position as if praying.

Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Jul 6

I knew they were there. I saw them last night. They were clinging to a bare branch of the pumpkin tree. just an inconspicuous pickle amongst bright orange fruit. I told them I'd come back for them in the morning, hoping they wouldn't eat the remaining leaves of the tree over night. It was a gamble.

A thick fully grown caterpillar clings to the middle of a half eaten leaf. Their long black hash lines shade their back, filling in the space between their white diagonal markings

SCARCITY – What Grows in the Desert

Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Jul 1

I drew some doodles and offer them here for you. My intention is to brighten the morning with amusement or thought. a story continues:
🍃 🍵 🐛

onthedune.zoness.com

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Bernardo Kastrup @bernardokastrup.bsky.social · Jun 16

youtu.be/Tsc08yF05oc?...

Why so much suffering? Bernardo Kastrup on purpose & ethics

YouTube video by Bernardo Kastrup 🇪🇺

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Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Jun 16

Back in 2022 we played a lot of Elden Ring. That was also the year Mark and I undertook constructing a large greenhouse to sustain a hundred tomato saplings and other flora. These two experiences took on a shared meaning. I became a gardener and a tomato plant helped me grow🍅
#gardening

God in a Tomato - Sprinkles is the Erdtree

Transplanting Teenaged Tomato Plants

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Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Jun 15

If you need to cleanse the morning, I offer this mellow slice of garden life as company. This is some video of Mark and I undergoing the tenuous process of transplanting a lengthy teenaged tomato plant out of a heavy pot and into a planter box (spoiler: everything worked out alright) 🌱
#gardening

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Sarah Petkus @spetku.bsky.social · Jun 14

thank you 💚 it is my favorite place