Deck the Halls with LED Lights

Photo: Jurvetson/Creative Commons.

Growing up in New England, one of my favorite parts of the holiday season is all the gorgeous lights. When I was little, my house had a really long driveway so we never bothered to put lights up. But my whole family would pile into the car and drive around town to look at and appreciate all the sparkling displays everyone else put up. During the darkest days of the year there’s something comforting and beautiful about having houses, shop displays, trees and bushes and lamp posts all covered in twinkling lights. It feels magical.

Now if you’re wondering what this has to do with robots, we’ll get there. There is definitely a range of technology involved in light displays. Some people plug in an extension cord and others create this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-y-SjYBfNc