Equipment: Soldering iron, hot glue gun, patience

Supplies: Build a Bear Penguin, Arduino, Arduino Wave Shield, conductive thread and fabric, fabric switch, custom pull cord sensor, vibrating motors

Challenge / Purpose: To create an interactive wedding invitation for a Computer Science MSc and PhD advisor

Process: Pengy was a two month long project, from conception until it was ready to be delivered to the recipient. About 5 years prior, we had worked with one of our high school interns on a project that repurposed a Build-a-Bear monkey into an interactive toy for children to teach and reinforce positive behavioral interactions. As our advisor was going to be invited to our wedding, we wanted to reuse and reimagine this original project for our wedding.