Power Pet: A Tangible VR Companion for Focus, Calm, and Emotional Regulation

What if your virtual pet wasn’t just pixels on a screen, but something you could actually reach out and touch? A team at Reality Hack @ MIT 2026 made that idea real with Power Pet – a hybrid VR and physical companion that bridges the digital and tactile worlds using Arduino UNO Q, hand tracking on Meta Quest 3, and a responsive robotic arm. Read blog post: https://blog.arduino.cc/2026/04/28/power-pet-a-vr-companion-at-your-side/