Interactive Cat Food Dispenser

cults3d

On shop, equivalent cost is around 60€, here 15€ + 3€ for the file. This is an interactive cat food dispenser. Only the dispenser, button is not include. Cat need to press a button to activate the fall of the food. I recommend this button https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/bouton-d-urgence-pour-fin-de-course-buzzer Only the version with a standard bowl. Dimensions: 18 cm x 12 cm x 21 cm My cat seems happy to have this tool, he uses it on average 3 to 4 times per meal, with each intake about 10 kibbles fall. Round kibbles are best for rolling on the slope but others falls good too. How it's work: The project is based with Pavlov method, also it use sound stimulus for conditioning your cat to perform an action. Here, we use the click of a limit switch for feed a cat. It take two days with non intensive training. When the cat understand the food relation with button click, we can automate the process with a microcontroller. In practice, the cat presses a button which is connected to a servo-motor, opens a door and drops food by the effect of the weight. Assembly Steps: First step: Assemble the button by clipping the different parts, then insert the switch. Pass the cable on the hole. Second step: Glue or screw the servo motor arm on the door. Place the door on the servo motor and use glue gun for stick it on the base print part. Align center of the servo motor axe to the middle of the trapdoor. Add motor hide caps. Third step: Put the Arduino board on the electronic base and put the wires as in the picture. Assemble the two parts together and fit the motor wires into the box. Fourth step: Clipping cover on the base. Place the lid into the hole of the top cover. Your cat could feed himself, this version give it between one and two days of kibble.