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Skills Dev IV: Working with Outputs - Motors and Movement
Yanling Zhang
Yanling Zhang Posted on 2021-12-08 23:33:30 -0500.

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Skills Dev IV: Working with Outputs - Motors and Movement
ihans
ihans Posted on 2021-12-04 21:02:17 -0500.

Super cool!

Head in the Clouds
Alex Wang
Alex Wang Posted on 2019-10-13 22:58:04 -0400.

Wow! This project is so cool!

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Wei Gong Posted on 2018-09-17 17:12:09 -0400.

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Lu Zhu
Lu Zhu Posted on 2017-09-21 23:20:36 -0400.

Hello, please provide any feedback as you want.

fluffy paper dragon
mdemko
mdemko Posted on 2016-12-01 08:00:10 -0500.

It seems like you're drawing inspiration from the paper leaves hanging from the ceiling. This uses the same material, paper, to give the material in bulk a new form. I wonder what the significance will be of a giant paper dragon hanging from the ceiling. Also, swaying it in some manner, by hand or using a vent, and projecting lights of different color are interesting options to explore.

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