Worry Birds (Robotic Owl designed by Ainsworth, Lucas B)

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The "Worry Birds" robotic owl was conceived by Ainsworth, Lucas B, back in 2015. Initially, it was designed as a data visualization project in his lab before he revamped it into an Owl for Genevieve Bell at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF). You can watch it in action on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Aq1JhiZyW8. The attached code utilizes a joystick and 2 buttons, as demonstrated in this video: https://youtu.be/3HacJsoahvQ. Although the cut template PDF is still available on Lucas's GitHub account, some links for the parts he used are no longer valid. I was able to recreate one using my 3D printer, which allowed me to see what's inside and share it with the kids at Oak Meadow elementary school's science fair. My son also enjoys learning about arduino programming and basic servo movement through this project. Creating the paper cuts will take around 2 hours, assembling the wings another 2 hours, and printing all parts over 4 hours. The picture of the owl on a black base is the original one created by Lucas Ainsworth himself: https://www.lucasainsworth.com/Worry-Birds-Robotic-demo-for-IDF. Here's the list of materials needed: 1. Arduino board, plus miscellaneous wires and sensors 2. 4 servo motors (I use cheap MG996) + 4 horns 3. One foam board 4. Card stock papers (I used one poster board) 5. One clothes hanger (or carbon fiber rod) 6. One big paper clip for the hinge (mine is 1.2mm in diameter) or strong metal wire 7. Glue gun and sticks