<aside> <img src="/icons/exclamation-mark_pink.svg" alt="/icons/exclamation-mark_pink.svg" width="40px" /> This document is organized into two separate parts: (1) the physical build of the robot, and (2) the storytelling of the project, which covers the user interaction. Within these sections are then the typical subsections included in project documentation: timeline, process, challenges, etc. The document as a whole is not organized chronologically then, since planning for both parts often happened concurrently.
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< / PROJECT: MALIS >
// NAME: M.A.L.I.S. (Mechanized Arachnid for Locating and Inciting Sincerity)
// PRONUNCIATION: mal•ice
// TYPE: Robot – Octoped using Klann Linkage. Electricity powered.
// MATERIAL(S): [regular PLA, tough PLA, acrylic]
// BIRTHDAY: 12.12.2023
// CREATOR: Lena Lin – with credit to Bit-Boy via Instructables for original STL files
// FEATURE(S): Mini PC containing circuitry with engraving “M.A.L.I.S.” Circular abdomen jar with 6 cm diameter, removable lid, and engraving “I WAS PROGRAMMED TO CARE ABOUT YOU.”
// FUNCTION(S): Skittering. Carrying items. Remote controllable via IR.
// PURPOSE(S): USER controls MALIS to advance towards VIEWER(S). USER then prompts VIEWER to choose an option: (1) randomly select a NOTE from MALIS’ abdomen jar or (2) write a NOTE to add to MALIS’ collection. Process repeats. NOTES are slips of paper on which VIEWERS may write positive affirmations, words of encouragement, etc., specifically those that a VIEWER believes a future VIEWER may need to hear.
// NOTE(S): Enjoys philosophical debate.