## 🐾 Power Pet — When Your Virtual Pet Becomes Physical

Ever wondered why companion animals help us stay calm and focused — but the real thing requires money, care, and unpredictability?

A team at Reality Hack @ MIT 2026 answered that with Power Pet — a hybrid companion that exists in both VR and the real world!

## 🧠 How It Works

The system runs on Arduino UNO Q as its core, using a hybrid MCU + MPU architecture:

Linux side runs Python + WebSockets for networking

Microcontroller side handles real-time stepper motors and servo control

This division of labor keeps VR state and physical movement in perfect sync — no jitter.

Meta Quest 3 handles hand tracking: pat the virtual pet's head, and the physical one tilts toward you. Step closer?…