HOW TO BUILD A SMART ARDUINO CAT FEEDER

Building a DIY arduino/raspberry pi/beaglebone black smart cat feeder for less than $15, we will need:
- 2 cans
- MG996 servo motor
- zip ties
- thick wire
- double bowl
- piece of styrofoam
- electric tape
- arduino or similar microcontroller/microcomputer with PWM support
- something to cut tin with (knife/scissors/dremel).

Circuit:

Example arduino code:

#MomWillBeProud #CrazyDIY #HomeAutomation

[dreamnotfound]

I learned how to use things and slam hard on the table

[rndmcnflct]

My cat would tear that thing open, eat all the food, then attack me.

[StepperByStepper]

I dont have a cat, why am I watching this in the middle of the night? :³

[BigAdam]

I have learned there are two types of maker / nerds.

The CNC, expertly milled and drilled, made like a product nerds. And the "this is what I got to work with" nerds.

And I love the 2nd group.

[jubatus]

Thank you for made me finish my project. Mom will be proud and my teacher was proud too. you saved our lifes.

[AtrumOculis]

Truly brilliant. I love it. Cheap and functional and keeps the cats curious and happy.

[NewYorsh]

Loved the song when the feeder opens, really cool feature 🤣

[leolakier]

I love that you love your cat that much! I wish I knew wtf you were doing so I could copy. 🤣😂

[Ymon]

So creative and resourceful!
Best Diy cat feeder i saw on you tube thanks for sharing this man

[beeauty]

The only part i can follow is the part when you showed us two cans. And then i got lost. ㅜㅜ

[joriedeleon]

I like it so amazing and your cat is so cute

[billc.riemers]

Pretty clever. But two problems to solve. First cat treats are junk food. That is way too many cat treats to be giving your cat in one sitting... Second, portion control. The amount of cat food that comes out is going to vary significantly per feeding. Leading to a very pissed off cat on days when he gets under fed everytime, and a cat throwing up extra food on the days he gets too much. There needs to be a way to better control the proportion of food. BTW. My cats have been known to climb into the cub board and get the dog to open the screwtop so they can all enjoy cat treats.... The cat treat dispenser would not last long.

[FrntSight]

Love it! I'm going to build one for each of my kittens. Thanks man.

[AlexS-ygjh]

Really nice video and plus points for eye safety :D

[martysomoco]

Спасибо за хорошо сделанное практическое видео, брат. Пакет с конфетами многое показал!

[NattilyStyle]

That`s so cool! I am taking Computing class right now and we were studying Sparkfun Redboard and I ran into this video! So awesome! I will definitely try making this for my cat on Winter break lol=) Thanks

[kionemys]

Hi! Thank you so much for this tutorial! I'm trying my hand at making this project as my final for school, and I wanted to integrate both the button code and timer code for the same feeder, but I'm really struggling to make it work. I'm using an Arduino Uno. Is it even possible to make it work like so, or am I just losing my time trying it? haha!

[devdylan]

XD you planned this out well, the engineering part is brilliant.... the use of your XD I have no comment

[pyschpath_]

Can i use power bank for the power source of the arduino ? . Im still confuse about how to programming the code of arduino . Please help me . Im From Malaysia . Thanks for the Help . Bye

[Orlyy]

Hm. I'm going out of town for 10 days; have 5 cats.. How large of a container could this effectively rotate to feed, and can I make a webpage, or something for my phone that would allow me to operate it over internet?