A mini update with tulips while activities are sprouting in June ☀️🌷
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| Greetings Adventurebots! We’ve been racing to catch glimpses of the sun as it appears during these unseasonable conditions. This is a mini update, with our full-length edition coming soon. Get your calendars ready as we have our first set of events scheduled!
The next newsletter will be particularly epic, because we will feature our very first community spotlight Robot Butterfly built by a member in the community! (plus, there’s a cat!) Be sure to stay tuned!
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| The race for the tulips was on! After weeks of cloudy and rainy days, there was finally a break of 3 days of sunlight! At last! Tulips, in their spectacular fashion, don't last for long, so time was of the essence to capture the zest of spring in photos with Robot Butterfly. |
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| Now, tulips are a vibrant splendour for sure! However, for butterflies, they aren't considered the *best* flowers. Here's why: - Less nectar - modern tulips have been bred for their flower shape and colour rather than the functional nectar production. Tulips do produce pollen, however butterflies rely more on nectar for energy. [Source: USDA Forest Service]
- Landing pad - butterflies prefer flowers with ample space to land and rest while feeding. They prefer flowers with flat or clustered blooms. [Source: USDA Forest Service]
- Not a host plant - Monarch butterflies rely exclusively on milkweed as a host plant. That means they lay their eggs and where their caterpillars feed. Tulips aren't known to be host plants for butterfly larvae. [Source: Monarch Joint Venture]
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See one of the photo galleries on our website here. As well, these photos and videos are being shared on Instagram at @RobotInThePark - send one to a friend who would like a tulip! 😊🌷 |
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| Robot Butterfly Kit Workshop |
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| In this workshop, you will build a Robot Butterfly from start to finish! Encompassing electronics soldering, assembling the 3D printed pieces, and looking at the firmware code. |
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This hands-on workshop is perfect for: - Makers with experience in electronics / robotics who want a fun, unique, creative build
- Professionals in engineering looking for a meaningful STEM activity to do with their kids
- Grade 10+ students with technical interest to advance their skills beyond beginner level
- University students eager to apply their learnings and expand their project portfolio
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| Robot in the Park Activity |
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| Huzzah! Two Robot in the Park events will be happening at the Tett Centre in Kingston, ON in June! |
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| What exactly is Robot in the Park you may ask? Robot in the Park is a real-world adventure game where you will embark on quests, interact with robot creatures, and venture to different waypoints. These will challenge you to observe details in nature, be hands-on with robots, and become a stronger environmental steward. Hope to see you there! |
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| Thanks for being part of the adventure and enjoying this mini update. We’ll pop in again on 10 June with a bigger update! We are still at the Tett Centre during our Artist in Residency period until 3 July. Give a shout if you want to stop by. We’ve made a modification to the pen plotter and it will be going full steam in preparation for the Robot in the Park activities. Looks like June will be a blast, kicking off the summer months of exciting activities.
Time to go forage some moss 🥁, - Erin RobotZwrrl |
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| Hiya Robot! You are receiving this because *unrolls a long papyrus scroll and checks notes* This newsletter dispatches approximately once per month — unless one of our robots does something particularly epic — and includes highlights from our community events (Robot In The Park) and behind the scenes updates on our robot development (Robot Missions). |
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