Build animatronics

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Nerves Livebook running on a Raspberry Pi controls real hardware and lets live code puppetry: examples include blinking LEDs and a servo-driven caterpillar-to-butterfly that actually moves, plus a vibrating motor for haptics. Setup uses simple GPIO, breadboards and battery packs for safety; limitation is that custom Hex dependencies are not installable so advanced motor libraries are harder to add. Works well for rapid prototyping and kid-friendly interactive demos.

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1. 0:0002:10 - Intro
2. 2:1106:31 - Puppertry
3. 6:3208:23 - Storytime with LEDs & GPIO
4. 8:2409:51 - Storytime with Motors
5. 9:5218:52 - What are you Curious About?

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