Flora Petterson

Technical writer at Revelry, puppeteer

Flora is a technical writer at Revelry who started learning Elixir to edit an article. Always curious, she is a second-generation puppeteer who built physics demonstrations in college. She lives in her hometown of New Orleans, where she likes camping, reading, and playing board games with her family.

Talk:
Build animatronics with Nerves

The Nerves platform, framework, and tooling provide a highly specialized environment for using Elixir to build advanced embedded devices in industries worldwide. But can Nerves also make a puppet dance?

In this talk, I’ll share my experience as a second-generation puppeteer building interactive animatronics with Nerves. If you’ve ever wanted to automate a lawn decoration, create a haunted house in your garage, or code a small, silly project to give someone joy during a challenging time, this talk may be for you.

AUDIENCE

Anyone interested in Nerves, IoT, or puppetry