Sometimes, all we need is a long hug to help us recover from a long day. So, why not be able to hug a responsive cute fuzzy teddy bear?
The idea for my final project is still pretty rough, but I want to make something that is cute and wholesome that can also help promote well-being as final season is approaching. I was thinking of a teddy bear with a pressure sensor that activates LEDs that form a heart shape when the user hugs it. Maybe I could also figure out getting it to output randomized sounds for each hug, such as “That made my day!” “Aww thanks!” “Cozy!” Etc.. The P5 screen could animate a corresponding background for the teddy bear in awe, such as a bunch of hearts growing in size or cheerful floating bubbles. In the end, I just want to create something that will make users feel loved and appreciated, even if it’s just a little teddy bear
For a back up idea, that’s actually quite ambitious, I thought I could make a fake robot pet that’s always grumpy and will turn around and move away from you when you come close to it unless you have a hot treat for it. I think think the hot treat part might be a bit hard to accomplish, because warm cookies aren’t super hot and I haven’t used a temperature sensor yet, so I don’t know how sensitive it is