## 🐾 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? Both make eye contact and respond with gentle animations.…