Hey robot champions --

I'm blown away that we managed to not only fund Short Circuit in 23 minutes, but we've gone on to unlock a whooping 7 Pin & Sticker Combos in the first 5 hours, plus of course the cross-collaboration and early bot freebies for meeting the base funding goal.

Byte, Circat, Nibble, Leaf, Hex, Mozzy, and Cloud are all online and going into production for sure, and we're only €93 away from knocking out Firewall and completing the Fire Unit Line as well!

The Water Unit Line includes some of my personal favorite bots, so I'm going to keep pushing hard in the days to come. If we make it through them all, I have even more in store for you - something I wasn't sure we'd get to consider this campaign. This was such a thrilling beginning! Thank you so much and keep spreading the good word, I'm excited to see what we build together!!

Hey again robot enjoyers,

At the time of writing this, we are now a mere 22 hours away from embarking on Pintopia 2025 and thus the launch of our Short Circuit campaign!

Now that we've reached over 300 follows (!!!) I am pleased to announce a new freebie that will be given to all backers who pledge for one pin or more in the first 48 hours of the campaign:

In programming, the pause() function suspends program execution until a signal arrives - but in this case, it's your signal to pledge your support early to ensure our little bot-boards have the most promising start possible!! The first 48 hours of a campaign can be a real predictor of how it will fare, and I'm really hoping we open strong.

Additionally, before we get going, I'd like to tell you a little more about our robot friends. I call the pin designs bot-boards with the idea that they're sort of the CPUs for their corresponding robot models. If Short Circuit does really well I'd love to design robots for each of them someday, but to start each Unit Line of bots has an ambassador showcase model! If you've been following me on any of my socials, you may have already met the Earth and Fire ambassadors:

Earth Line’s ambassador is Byte. This wolf pup model is meant to be a recreational companion, but Byte enforces relaxation a bit aggressively. Spend too long working on an assignment? Byte will literally enact the My Dog Ate My Homework trope to get you to stop and play with her!

The Fire Line’s ambassador bot is Hex the goat! He’s a waste disposal model (goats eat everything, of course) but instead of destroying the garbage as intended, he hoards it and builds with it. He’s an occult level packrat with an eye for the most colorful scraps.

And finally, never before seen, I'd like you all to be the first to properly meet the Water Line’s showcase bot:

Torrent the swan is a model available to museums and municipalities to collect and sort donations thrown into ponds and fountains. But rather than store the coins for their boss, Torrent returns them immediately… often splashing the person who made the donation in their haste to do so!

All three of these robot showcase pieces will be kiss-cut sticker sheets available as add-ons during the campaign, and will unlock with their corresponding bot-board. As such the showcase bots will be the first of each Line to unlock, but I am organizing the remainder of the stretch goal order based on your votes in the launch party polls, so thank you very much to those of you who participated in them. 💚💙🧡

Each pin we reach also unlocks a 4" selective holographic vinyl sticker of that same design, so there will be a couple different ways to enjoy all of your favorite bot friends.

Thank you again for being here and I look forward to seeing you 22 hours from now!! You're all so appreciated and I hope you are as excited as I am to bring these lil robots to life!

Hey robot reality-makers,

I hope you don't grow tired of me saying so, but: thank you SO much!

When I turned in to bed last night, we had just unlocked Firewall - imagine my delighted shock when I woke up this morning to discover the entire Water Unit Line was also unlocked. You all showed up in a big way and absolutely blew my expectations out of the... well, water!

This means ALL TWLEVE of the core Earth, Fire, and Water Line designs are funded and will be sampled and put into production post-campaign. Pledge with the confidence that all your favorite lil bots will come home to you!!

Also a quick reminder that there are 19 hours left of Pause() being available as a FREE pin automatically added to your cart if you pledge for 1 other pin or more. You can adjust your pledge at any time prior to the campaign ending and still keep this reward, so if you'd like this Early Bot perk be sure to back the project soon.

Now, back to the unlocks - I did not expect us to reach this juncture with such impressive speed, so I am busy finishing the designs and art assets for my next planned Line of goals: the Air Unit Line!

The Air bot-boards will be purple, and I am considering gold plating with antique finish for their metallic details. Here's the pin design for the Air Line's showcase bot mocked up with that in mind — a data relay model named Python!

Python's character art is still in progress, but I will introduce them in more detail upon completion.

The goal to unlock their pin, selective holographic vinyl sticker, and character art sheet will be 9k - a jump of safety padding to cover potentially larger order sizes with how much enthusiastic support this campaign has received. Honestly, both that and scrambling to finish the stretch-stretch goal designs are AMAZING "problems" to have and I am so deeply grateful.

Onward to pursuing bold new heights with the Air Line. I can't wait for you to meet all the bots therein, and would like to offer you a choice of which design I complete after Python: vote in the poll below to express your preference!

Hey robot appreciators –

We’re closing in on launch with just under 9 days left to go!

I wanted to pop in and share that I received new sample photos from the manufacturer for the Fire Line colorway, and I’m quite pleased with it:

Now that this is approved, the samples should soon be on their way to me so I can take my own pictures and videos to give you an even clearer preview of what to expect from these pins.

With the Pintopia event so close on our heels, I also wanted to reveal my wonderful cross-collaboration partner:

If you back both Short Circuit and Bunnies & Branchs at a physical pin tier or higher, you will receive two more pins completely free - one by myself and one by Kage Davies!

She’s designed her own beautiful take on Circat, and on my end a leaf sheep nudibranch bot-board joins the Earth Line! These pins are limited designs, so be sure to get in on both campaigns if you’d like them.

Lastly, if you missed the previous update revealing the Water Unit Line, give them a peek. Same as with the Fire Units, I’d be curious to know your favorite - poll is lurking on the tail of this update.

I have a few more fun things to reveal before launch, so stay tuned. Thank you so much again for being here and showing these little robots some love!