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Yury Gitman.

Open Source Hardware, Science, and Toy Design

Teaching at Parsons since 2003.

Snapping crayfish

LIVE STATE

Shared stage / live cameras0.0 s

One scene. A small crayfish unsettles the koi and letters.

Patrolling

00 / Stage

All visible letters and the koi. The ring tracks our minnow.

01 / Koi

The same heading, body curve, and swimming phase.

02 / Minnow

One actual letter, enlarged. Its fins follow its speed.

03 / Crayfish

The same claws and snap. The ripple shows its reach.

04 / School

The same minnow’s neighbors. Arrows show actual velocity.

All cameras share the stage clock. Pause motion freezes every view.

Live numbers & decision code

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selectTarget() → steer() → articulate() → updateMinnows() → draw(). Decision runs at 60 steps/s; this panel samples about 6 times/s.

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