Boxty: Desktop Robot Friend (Pan and Tilt with Pixy, Webcam, and Laser)

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Boxty is your desktop robot buddy, designed to sit at your desk and be both adorable and useful! In his head is a Pixy camera, capable of tracking a colored object or marker. Boxty's mouth also features a laser that can be used for zapping objects, while his eye contains a webcam that could be utilized for facial recognition, machine vision applications with RoboRealm, or even for making Skype calls to friends or creating a unique camera for Twitch streaming. Boxty uses the following components: 2 x RobotGeek 180 Servos (https://www.robotgeek.com/rg-180-servo) 1 x Pixy CMUcam5 (https://www.robotgeek.com/pixy-cmucam5) 1 x RobotGeek Webcam (https://www.robotgeek.com/robot_webcam) 1 x Geekduino (https://www.robotgeek.com/robotgeek-geekduino) 1 x RobotGeek Sensor Shield (https://www.robotgeek.com/robotgeek-sensor-shield) Boxty can be powered by: 1 x 7v5a Power Supply (https://www.robotgeek.com/7v5A-power-supply) or 1 x 7.4v Lithium Ion Battery (https://www.robotgeek.com/lithium-ion-battery-7-4v-2200mah.aspx) 1 x Battery Wiring Harness (https://www.robotgeek.com/battery-wiring-harness)