Q5. Tell us about a childhood toy that you still remember and miss, and how might your making be able to recreate that feeling?
The tamagotchi is cliche at this point. And besides, I now own several.
You know what I don't own anymore, though? The old LEGO MIndstorms hardware. In a way most of what I do is more advanced than that, but it REALLY would be cool to find a toy or something I can use to play with that style of like... robotics. Not in the android or chatbot sense, but like, working out sensor configurations and gear ratios and stuff.
I suppose if I ever did get my own machining hardware, I could just make up some stock of gears and motors and stuff. Though it's probably cheaper to tackle specific projects than build a general toybox.