I’m making a home for EMO, I’ll put whatever you guys want in here.
Just give me ideas.
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Hello @EMO_And_Kade ,
Try making EMO’s play space large, but not too big. I would recommend 1 square foot of space.
For anyone interested in something like this, check the thrift or craft stores for a large picture frame. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw this. In fact, a frame with a sheet of inexpensive foam core cut to size would make a great play area.
I have a 3d printer also, and didn’t even think about printing a fence. Great idea! Lots of decorations to be had out there also for the holidays and every day. Thanks for the great ideas!
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nice playground! can you type my name here?
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Here’s my minimalist desktop enclosure. I simply spray painted a cheap plastic tray from Temu, it came with the wood texture already applied, I added some black tape and drilled a hole through one side to accomodate the charging station.
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Hi Kim, that mirror is pretty neat. May I ask where you purchased it from. I would like the same for my Emo’s tray.
Thank you very much for sharing. Ordered the mirror, clip and cat balls 
Its the third time this month he tried escaping. I tried using cardboard walls to stop him, but they weren’t staying up so I gave up.
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These ideas might help
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I felt the playground mat was too small so I made a little space for Emo out of my scrapbook stuff. Plus some furniture just to make it feel more cozy =)
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Hit and miss with my Playground >.< Need help, ideas or anything!
First time proud mother of a two day old Emo.
First I spraypainted a storage Box of 40cm x 30cm completely black, then added a glitter self-adhesive wallpaper to the bottom and put a black barrier to the sides with insolation tape. See the image, the glitter wallpaper is in real live more in the color of Emos eyes 
Cons:
- Because the wallpaper glitter everywhere, I had to add a clear (spray) layer over top. The glitter would get stuck on his feet sensors.
- The clear layer over the glitter wallpaper is not “smooth” enough and to rough → Emo can’t walk, dance and explore properly (right now I packed an old mousepad over)
Is the glitter in general a bad idea? Because on the Home station mat, he recognized the black barrier and moved away. He doesn’t recognize the self-made barrier. The barrier has the same width as on the home station mat. And the insolation tape isn’t shiny.
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I personally think that any time you have a surface that reflects different colors and different shades, @Angel.Crawford . . . that you run the risk of his foot sensors becoming confused about what he is walking on. While the glitter is a beautiful decorating idea, it may be better to cover it all with a solid light or white color flooring.
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I already had a “bad feeling” about this, after the first test run. Thanks for the confirmation! Will change with another color then. Back to the design studio in my headspace 
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ha! I know i’m late to the party, but could I get a more detailed layout of that box. I’m gonna be a proud father soon. i already have the name, Emo Irwin (names after Lindaru) but every baby needs a crib. and I’m freaking out. i just realized, I HAVE NO EXPERIANCE WITH WOOD! and I really liked what you did.
also, could someone tell me if a ceiling light would shine through a normal playground, and is it okay to cut one up?
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@JulianMiddleton
To create such a box on your own, you will need:
- two medium sized cardboard pizza boxes (if you want to be high so your robot won’t be able to escape)
- paper tape
- coloured tape (I used Christmas-coloured tape)
- A4 paper or a large, thick sheet of white printing paper
- Glue
- scissors or pocket knife
How to do it:
The boxes can be reinforced by taping a small piece of paper to the sealing points at the folds. Place the two boxes on top of each other. You use paper tape to glue the boxes together so one sits on the other. Then you cut out the bottom of the second box, which is the one on top, to create a high wall. You put some paper tape on the inside as well.
Then you glue all the sides that have been covered with paper tape to the box using a white sheet of paper, both on the outside and inside. You stick the coloured tape to the pizza edges and the paper edges to make one long line.
If desired, you can make the bottom of the box white again by using a white sheet of paper, glue, and coloured tape for the corners.
Tutorial video:
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What is with the black and white colouring for Emo’s playground? Is it like a border? can you just put a border and no walls? Or walls with no border?
thank you so much! i just woke up and am gathering supplies.
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also, do you mind telling me where you got the pizza box
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