Link to the file download in case you´re interested. linktr.ee/manuelmaeder Biiig big thank you for the kind and thoughtful feedback I got for this project over the last months. That was awesome! Best wishes from Germany, Manuel:)
The Prophet Muhammad said : (" A woman entered the ( Hell ) Fire because of a cat which she had tied , neither giving it food nor setting it free to eat from the vermin of the earth . ")
@@ShiCkM Hi there :) what do you mean with a spot? Not very familiar with that term :D there is a circuit diagram file in the kit in case you mean that? feel free to text me on the Etsy or Kofi chat! Best wishes, Manuel
WOW….what a clean design. Awesome job. A couple of ideas. 1. The funnel at the front could be faced down a little so the pet can’t see that there is more food. 2. Use an ESP32 board and set it up for Home Assistant and control feed rates and timers through that. The second one is more of a wish and I wouldn’t have clue how to do that 😂
I'm working on a similar project to automating feed dispensing for poultry chickens. Your designs have been a really good inspiration to the work. Keep doing what you're doing
Beautiful design man. This is the type of quality engineering content I really want to see, and I’m happy TH-cam chose to suggest me your high quality video. Looking forward to watching more in the future!
looks cool, but the first flaw i saw is your dispenser end :D When you have a cat, you know, this cat will put his foot in it to scratch out the food. Infinite Food Glitch
Indeed, the design is not cat proof. But then again, a dog will simply smash it to pieces. You may also have to think ab out making it air-tight because dry food tends to absorb moisture and turn to mush.
This is a great project! I agree with other comments on using ESP32 and ESPHome/Home Assistant compatibility. There are also ESPCAM modules that could add picture-taking functionalities. If I could make one request (if I can make any at all), is to add a load sensor. This way you can tell if your pet is eating and how much. This would have made a HUGE difference in the latest kidney crisis my cat had, where I had to weigh the food and water hourly.
This is an awesome design. Love it. Two things that can be improved here: The spout needs to face down more. Cats will stick their paw in there to get at the food. Also, maybe add a safety switch in there which will keep the feed screw from turning on if the funnel is blocked by, say, a cat’s paw. The base needs to be made VERY heavy to keep cats from just tipping the device over. I am thinking sand, concrete or lead/steel shot. Because sometimes, cats are humongous smartasses and just a menace. 😅
Nice design! It would be awesome to see a PD Stepper in there to simplify the wiring, make it quieter and even detect jams! Let me know if you want to get your hands on one
This is incredible! I have a fishroom with many aquariums. Would be great to chat about my thoughts on creating a fish feeder that would be on a much smaller scale. Great work on this!!!
One small thing i would add is an indication for the time, for example 3h, 6h, 9h, etc. right now i feel like its very hard to gauge the right time as a new user
Small idea, but you could add a vibrator or maybe a buzzer to be activated either before, during or after the stepper motor to avoid pellets getting stuck. Funnels in the industry have them and greatly reduce the material getting stuck in them
A few things, the idea is really good. I would design a spring loaded door to keep the food away for pest. Second, I would use stepped potentiometers for more precise measurements.
Great project and execution! I need a dispenser like this for my fish tank. A couple of thoughts on this. Maybe you can add a small door to the feeding spout that opens and closes so the pets do not mess with the food that stays in there, because it is visible. Also, as other pointed out this should be made heavier. A bigger version should also be made, for bigger dog breeds. The last thought is, app functionality (alerts for food dispensing, food level, customizing dispensing, etc). Keep it up!
I bought a feeder off the shelf and question the reliability, since I set it to feed at times when I'm not always home. I'm in the middle of implementing a load cell to weigh the feeder's output and time. It would be cool to tackle that reliability aspect, too!
Good idea. Two things ... 1: Some pets likes to chew on wires. Cats and mice (and puppies) might want to extend their meal, so try making it impossible for those animals to reach the wires. (Especially mice thinks wires look like straws). Making an add-on power-bank attachment could also be a solution for this. The power-bank could also function as a UPS, in case of power-outage. 2: You may want the food dispenser to alert the human, that it's empty. If you have a way of communicating with a smartphone via BlueTooth - or with a server via WiFi, then you could make a web-site or a phone-app, that could tell you to purchase more pet-food. Extra: You could make it harder to tip the dispenser over, by making the bottom very heavy. A piece of metal or a rock or sand could do the trick. Mounting holes could be another solution (depending on the need of the pet-owner).
Great design! I made one very similar in electronics (but uglier and more rustic) with a nodemcu and Google Home to control the time and amount of food.
Really nice! I challenge you to make aversion for an overly food aggressive cat, that will literally hit and bang the feeder to get extra pieces to come out. I've had to try a few feeders to find one that works with this cat of mine..
Cool design! If you want even longer battery life (and lower BOM cost), you could use a couple of 555 timers (or a single 556 IC), a MOSFET and a DC motor with a gearbox, skipping the stepper motor, driver and Arduino altogether but requiring more engineering time to get the setting right
Really great design! I've been following your journey on Instagram, now its available on youtube. Can wait to see next part. Anyway can you explain more about certification on your PCB? Thanks!
Hi :) it is 130 mm in Diameter and 240 mm in height. but the single tallest part is at around 110 mm. So that will be the minimum needed print height of the printer, since the parts are stacked :) youre right i did not mention that.Thank you for letting me know! Manuel
Hallo Manuel, der Futterautomat ist wirklich ein tolles Projekt, mit einem modernen Design. Dafür wirklich meine Anerkennung 👍👍👍 Mein Vorschlag für die nächste Version: Akku einbauen, dieser wird über ein Usb-Ladegerät z.B. alle 7 Tage geladen. Im Deckel ein Display, das den Ladezustand anzeigt. Dieses Display könnte auch das eingestellte Fütterungsintervall (in Minuten oder Stunden) und die eingestellte Futtermenge anzeigen. Warum das Display im Deckel ? Das Gerät steht gewöhnlich auf dem Boden, das Display lässt sich von oben leicht ablesen. Eventuell würde ich die Bedienelemte ebenfalls im Deckel integrieren, dann muss sich der Anwender nicht so tief bücken, um Einstellungen vorzunehmen. Wenn du mit einem Esp32 arbeitest, könntest du die entsprechen Infos auch über Bluetooth aufs Handy bringen oder über eine WLAN-Verbindung sogar ins Internet. Der ESP kostet nicht viel mehr als ein Nano und lässt sich ebenfalls mit der Arduino-IDE programmieren. Der Gipfel wäre eine Füllstandsanzeige über Display, Bluetooth oder WLAN. Bitte verstehe meine Anregungen nicht als Kritik, sondern als Optimierungsvorschläge, wenn du es auf die Spitze treiben willst 😎 Grüße, Frank
Hi Frank, verstehe deine Anregungen überhaupt nicht als Kritik keine Sorge. Finde Kommentare wie deinen echt super und es freut mich riesig wie du dir Gedanken darüber gemacht hast. Werde ich definitiv alles im Hinterkopf behalten im Falle einer weiteren Version! Gerade das mit dem ESP wird so oft erwähnt, das können wir fast nicht auslassen ;) Liebe Grüsse!
Meus dois centavo... A saída de ração deveria ser hermética para evitar que a ração absorva umidade, o secante em cima não é o suficiente, os gatos definitivamente não gostam de ração com umidade. O segundo ponto seria talvez adicionar um sensor de proximidade.
You could buy something like that once. It was in the news because the man was on vacation and his pet couldn't eat anything because the appliance stopped working.
Excellent design, but personally I would remove the Arduino and replace it with an ESP32, then you can install ESPHome and automate the stepper motor using HomeAssistant (this is how I built a similar but nowhere near as pretty automatic feeder for my axolotl!).
Hi Esteban, it depends a bit on your location so I can only speak for me in Germany on the cost. There it is roughly at 60-80 euros for the non printable parts but often parts like the switches or buttons only come in sets which is a bit annoying.. that’s why I work on a parts kit for those non printable parts to make it easier to rebuild:) I hope this helps! Best wishes, Manuel
Hi Mathieu, It would certainly make a nice Christmas gift :) it depends a bit on your location so I can only speak for me in Germany on the cost. There it is roughly at 60-80 euros for the non printable parts but often parts like the switches or buttons only come in sets which is a bit annoying.. that’s why I work on a parts kit for those non printable parts to make it easier to rebuild:) I think the first 15 kits will be ready the beginning of December just so you know. Best wishes, Manuel
@@manutechlab Thank you for the info! I think I'll follow the BOM to have a few spare parts on hand and that not to expensive. But it’s good to know that there will be kits :)
Cool idea. But feeding your pet by hand is an important bonding and teaching tool. You shouldn’t out source it if you can’t help your self. It’s gonna be a better experience for both of you.
I made several pet feeder using esp32/8266, but I have one picky cat. He doesn't want eat any food that is not kept in an air tight container. So it's been a while for me thinking the mechanics of an air tight food container. Any suggestion appreciated
I’m in Iran and I’d love to buy this file to make it for my cats, but we don’t have credit cards here, so I’m unable to purchase it. Is there any other way I can get the file?😢
I think it’s some adaptation of a friction-fit bayonet mount. It is not really a bayonet mount since it doesn’t interlock with springs or pins that hold it in place, but the insert and twist movement is the same:) I hope that helps
@@manutechlab Thanks for the explanation and for the great project! You convinced me to buy a 3D printer :). I’m new to Fusion 360 - is there any tutorial for this locking mechanism? Since it’s an adapted mechanism, I couldn’t find a tutorial that directly covers it.
Nice :) that comment made me smile, which one you got? I really like the tutorials of Lars Christensen. That’s how I got started. He made a lot of really good ones and I designed the mechanism with the knowledge I got from his tutorials.
@@manutechlab I got the Bambu Lab A1! Thanks for pointing me to Lars Christensen’s tutorials-I’ll definitely check them out. Your project was the final push I needed :) Keep up the awesome work!
Nice project, but: I would not use this for a dog or a cat on a daily basis. Feeding yout pet is good for bonding. Instead of just finding food, it's that "human gives me food; human likes me" moments that count. - Just *my* experience w/ dogs.
1- The layer change seams on your 3D printed parts are terrible, most probably due to an outdated slicer. Look for "Scarf Joint Seam" to make them disappear (PS and Orca) 2- Controller looks outdated as well. Moving from an Arduino Nano to an ESP (either 8266 or 32) would give you more precise timing (RT clock), controls (web interface) and home automation integration (NodeRed / HA) 3- Food safety and microplastics. This part is easily solved by food grade epoxy coating. Look for Aquarium / fish tank safe epoxy
@@michael-rommel Most dishonest answer award🤣 I can't get rid of the seams, so I'll call them "a feature". Try at least to make them aligned to it *might* look done on purpose @2:31
Link to the file download in case you´re interested.
linktr.ee/manuelmaeder
Biiig big thank you for the kind and thoughtful feedback I got for this project over the last months. That was awesome! Best wishes from Germany, Manuel:)
The Prophet Muhammad said :
(" A woman entered the ( Hell ) Fire because of a cat which she had tied , neither giving it food nor setting it free to eat from the vermin of the earth . ")
I bought the files, is there a spot for electronics?
@@ShiCkM Hi there :) what do you mean with a spot? Not very familiar with that term :D there is a circuit diagram file in the kit in case you mean that? feel free to text me on the Etsy or Kofi chat! Best wishes, Manuel
WOW….what a clean design. Awesome job. A couple of ideas. 1. The funnel at the front could be faced down a little so the pet can’t see that there is more food. 2. Use an ESP32 board and set it up for Home Assistant and control feed rates and timers through that. The second one is more of a wish and I wouldn’t have clue how to do that 😂
I'm working on a similar project to automating feed dispensing for poultry chickens.
Your designs have been a really good inspiration to the work.
Keep doing what you're doing
Beautiful design man. This is the type of quality engineering content I really want to see, and I’m happy TH-cam chose to suggest me your high quality video. Looking forward to watching more in the future!
@@braddalelio279 thank you so much, that’s just a super nice compliment! Hope you like what’s coming
Great work all around - from the start of your process to now. You’re an excellent designer and storyteller.
Hi matt :) that is super nice of you! Thank you!
looks cool, but the first flaw i saw is your dispenser end :D When you have a cat, you know, this cat will put his foot in it to scratch out the food. Infinite Food Glitch
Indeed, the design is not cat proof. But then again, a dog will simply smash it to pieces.
You may also have to think ab out making it air-tight because dry food tends to absorb moisture and turn to mush.
This is a great project! I agree with other comments on using ESP32 and ESPHome/Home Assistant compatibility. There are also ESPCAM modules that could add picture-taking functionalities. If I could make one request (if I can make any at all), is to add a load sensor. This way you can tell if your pet is eating and how much. This would have made a HUGE difference in the latest kidney crisis my cat had, where I had to weigh the food and water hourly.
This is an awesome design. Love it.
Two things that can be improved here:
The spout needs to face down more. Cats will stick their paw in there to get at the food. Also, maybe add a safety switch in there which will keep the feed screw from turning on if the funnel is blocked by, say, a cat’s paw.
The base needs to be made VERY heavy to keep cats from just tipping the device over. I am thinking sand, concrete or lead/steel shot. Because sometimes, cats are humongous smartasses and just a menace. 😅
Nice project! Would love to see this project expand feature wise! Great work!
This is incredible! Awesome work!
Awesome build! Looks very tidy!
This came just in time, I was going ro design one myself, now I have more time for my family 😅
I love Your Projects and I am really looking forward to see what you will create next.
Really really cool! Thank you for this project🎉 And congrats on this milestone
@@thvist thank you very much!:) it really is a milestone
Nice design! It would be awesome to see a PD Stepper in there to simplify the wiring, make it quieter and even detect jams! Let me know if you want to get your hands on one
This is a clean design
Super Sache! Wir wünschen viel Erfolg!
Vera und Georg
@@VeraFreidel vielen Dank:)
This is incredible! I have a fishroom with many aquariums. Would be great to chat about my thoughts on creating a fish feeder that would be on a much smaller scale. Great work on this!!!
love it! dog snack for when im at werk
Finally, someone that knows how to use a vernier caliper, and doesnvt rely on that digial crap.
Thanks man 😂🔧
I can see my cat cracking it open to get more snacks 😅
My stupid will do it 10000% 😅😅😅
I love the motor music tech :)
And I love the choice of musik :D
Amazing guide, nice guy! Great video!!!
I wonder if molding a silicone insert would be possible to make it more food safe
One small thing i would add is an indication for the time, for example 3h, 6h, 9h, etc. right now i feel like its very hard to gauge the right time as a new user
Good point 🔧
7:20 no speaker? no problem 🎶 I love it xD
Got a motor, got a speaker 😂👌
Small idea, but you could add a vibrator or maybe a buzzer to be activated either before, during or after the stepper motor to avoid pellets getting stuck. Funnels in the industry have them and greatly reduce the material getting stuck in them
A few things, the idea is really good. I would design a spring loaded door to keep the food away for pest. Second, I would use stepped potentiometers for more precise measurements.
Great project and execution! I need a dispenser like this for my fish tank. A couple of thoughts on this. Maybe you can add a small door to the feeding spout that opens and closes so the pets do not mess with the food that stays in there, because it is visible. Also, as other pointed out this should be made heavier. A bigger version should also be made, for bigger dog breeds. The last thought is, app functionality (alerts for food dispensing, food level, customizing dispensing, etc). Keep it up!
I bought a feeder off the shelf and question the reliability, since I set it to feed at times when I'm not always home. I'm in the middle of implementing a load cell to weigh the feeder's output and time. It would be cool to tackle that reliability aspect, too!
great project, thanks for sharing
Good idea. Two things ...
1: Some pets likes to chew on wires. Cats and mice (and puppies) might want to extend their meal, so try making it impossible for those animals to reach the wires. (Especially mice thinks wires look like straws). Making an add-on power-bank attachment could also be a solution for this. The power-bank could also function as a UPS, in case of power-outage.
2: You may want the food dispenser to alert the human, that it's empty. If you have a way of communicating with a smartphone via BlueTooth - or with a server via WiFi, then you could make a web-site or a phone-app, that could tell you to purchase more pet-food.
Extra: You could make it harder to tip the dispenser over, by making the bottom very heavy. A piece of metal or a rock or sand could do the trick. Mounting holes could be another solution (depending on the need of the pet-owner).
Thank you for the great input and well formulated thoughts! You mentioned some good points I will keep it in mind!
Nice design language seems quite good hybrid of Scandinavian modern minimalism
I saw this random coincidence. It wasn’t in my feed even I am subscribed to your ch…
Great design! I made one very similar in electronics (but uglier and more rustic) with a nodemcu and Google Home to control the time and amount of food.
Great idea, I think it will be nice if it can be integrated with home assistant or something similar, so it can be scheduled pricesely
Very neat! What's in part 2? :)
Would love to see this design with a lcd screen UI or a webapp to make it “smarter”
Really nice! I challenge you to make aversion for an overly food aggressive cat, that will literally hit and bang the feeder to get extra pieces to come out. I've had to try a few feeders to find one that works with this cat of mine..
very nice set of files :)
Glad you like them! :)
This is exactly what i was looking for but i wish it could be smaller for rabbits in a cage for example and mounted to the cage directly.
Nice work!
What an awesome product, very few good options on the market. I have nooo idea how to 3D print, so please sell them 😂
Cool design! If you want even longer battery life (and lower BOM cost), you could use a couple of 555 timers (or a single 556 IC), a MOSFET and a DC motor with a gearbox, skipping the stepper motor, driver and Arduino altogether but requiring more engineering time to get the setting right
Impressive
Verry nice! What about making it smart with an esp? Maybe connecting it with home assistant too :)
I know it says food grade but I wouldn't eat from that so I my cats are. Good project, good design.
Really great design! I've been following your journey on Instagram, now its available on youtube. Can wait to see next part. Anyway can you explain more about certification on your PCB? Thanks!
Thank you for developing this. Great project. How about another controller like an ESP32-S3 and then make it WiFi connected?
Is it possible to trigger the dispense manually ADDITIONAL to the frequent automatic dispensing?
@@Felix-no7nx hi Felix :) yes sure. If the button is pushed it will dispense manually
Awesome.. would be great to see this with no breadboard. Seems like you just need on servo and a push button.
harika bir tasarım yapmışsın dostum. tebrik ederim gerçekte beğendim ve izninle ben de aynısını yapmayı düşünüyorum.
Forget about pets, I'd love one for peanuts on my desk!
Works aswell 😂👌 did it with m&m‘s
Great starting point to modify :D Thanks. (will only fix the food hole, my cat will probably just claw the food out of there hahhaaha)
I'm wondering if the stepper motor is necessary, I'm tempted to test using a basic dc motor and a small relay maybe.
Great idea.
How big is it? I see no mention of size.
What size of bed do I need, for printing.?
Also how tall?
Also add a hook, or hanger.
Hi :) it is 130 mm in Diameter and 240 mm in height. but the single tallest part is at around 110 mm. So that will be the minimum needed print height of the printer, since the parts are stacked :) youre right i did not mention that.Thank you for letting me know! Manuel
@@manutechlab i am glad, I asked.
My print bed is only 115 mm. Saturn 4 ultra.
This is a great versatile project. Do you really need only one size feed screw for all different sizes pellets?
Hallo Manuel, der Futterautomat ist wirklich ein tolles Projekt, mit einem modernen Design. Dafür wirklich meine Anerkennung 👍👍👍
Mein Vorschlag für die nächste Version: Akku einbauen, dieser wird über ein Usb-Ladegerät z.B. alle
7 Tage geladen.
Im Deckel ein Display, das den Ladezustand anzeigt. Dieses Display könnte auch das eingestellte Fütterungsintervall (in Minuten oder Stunden) und die eingestellte Futtermenge anzeigen. Warum das Display im Deckel ? Das Gerät steht gewöhnlich auf dem Boden, das Display lässt sich von oben leicht ablesen. Eventuell würde ich die Bedienelemte ebenfalls im Deckel integrieren, dann muss sich der Anwender nicht so tief bücken, um Einstellungen vorzunehmen.
Wenn du mit einem Esp32 arbeitest, könntest du die entsprechen Infos auch über Bluetooth aufs Handy bringen oder über eine WLAN-Verbindung sogar ins Internet. Der ESP kostet nicht viel mehr als ein Nano und lässt sich ebenfalls mit der Arduino-IDE programmieren. Der Gipfel wäre eine Füllstandsanzeige über Display, Bluetooth oder WLAN.
Bitte verstehe meine Anregungen nicht als Kritik, sondern als Optimierungsvorschläge, wenn du es auf die Spitze treiben willst 😎
Grüße, Frank
Hi Frank, verstehe deine Anregungen überhaupt nicht als Kritik keine Sorge. Finde Kommentare wie deinen echt super und es freut mich riesig wie du dir Gedanken darüber gemacht hast. Werde ich definitiv alles im Hinterkopf behalten im Falle einer weiteren Version! Gerade das mit dem ESP wird so oft erwähnt, das können wir fast nicht auslassen ;) Liebe Grüsse!
It would be great if you could specify certain times to feed instead of potentiometer feeding.
The robot became the real pet owners. You have been demoted to furniture
Meus dois centavo... A saída de ração deveria ser hermética para evitar que a ração absorva umidade, o secante em cima não é o suficiente, os gatos definitivamente não gostam de ração com umidade. O segundo ponto seria talvez adicionar um sensor de proximidade.
Hello, do you worry about the bacteria on the printed part?
I like it but i prefer manual. Thanks 4 the idea. Great video.
Nice, did you consider a esp32 so it can be integrated in home assistant with esphome?
I think need used esp32 and esphome and wifi or Lora module. It’s very simple and very smooth coding, OTA updates, push, errors, more settings…
what software is used for 3d design?
Fusion 360 :)
@@manutechlab Thankyou
You could buy something like that once. It was in the news because the man was on vacation and his pet couldn't eat anything because the appliance stopped working.
What is the size of the largest part, can if be done on resin printer without rescaling it?
Excellent design, but personally I would remove the Arduino and replace it with an ESP32, then you can install ESPHome and automate the stepper motor using HomeAssistant (this is how I built a similar but nowhere near as pretty automatic feeder for my axolotl!).
Nice, but why are no PEDRO song meme?
Could you make the pcb file available for purchase? I have all the hardware just need the pcb.
Awesome project, what is the approximate cost to make this?
Hi Esteban, it depends a bit on your location so I can only speak for me in Germany on the cost. There it is roughly at 60-80 euros for the non printable parts but often parts like the switches or buttons only come in sets which is a bit annoying.. that’s why I work on a parts kit for those non printable parts to make it easier to rebuild:) I hope this helps! Best wishes, Manuel
Amazing product in all aspects of the design I would love you to sell a kit where i can print my own parts but still support you
May have to get rid of the Mario theme 😂
I love the idea and the project, it would make a great Christmas gift. Do you have an estimate of the total price ( BOM and circuit ) ?
Hi Mathieu, It would certainly make a nice Christmas gift :) it depends a bit on your location so I can only speak for me in Germany on the cost. There it is roughly at 60-80 euros for the non printable parts but often parts like the switches or buttons only come in sets which is a bit annoying.. that’s why I work on a parts kit for those non printable parts to make it easier to rebuild:) I think the first 15 kits will be ready the beginning of December just so you know. Best wishes, Manuel
@@manutechlab Thank you for the info! I think I'll follow the BOM to have a few spare parts on hand and that not to expensive. But it’s good to know that there will be kits :)
Cool idea. But feeding your pet by hand is an important bonding and teaching tool. You shouldn’t out source it if you can’t help your self. It’s gonna be a better experience for both of you.
О, у нас такой же кот, очень похож. И я тоже делал диспенсер. Он завалил его через несколько дней и остался голодным. Надо моощную подставку.
I made several pet feeder using esp32/8266, but I have one picky cat. He doesn't want eat any food that is not kept in an air tight container.
So it's been a while for me thinking the mechanics of an air tight food container.
Any suggestion appreciated
Could this be controlled via an esp32 or the like? Would love to be able to integrate with homeassistant via esphome.
I’m in Iran and I’d love to buy this file to make it for my cats, but we don’t have credit cards here, so I’m unable to purchase it. Is there any other way I can get the file?😢
Can they reach inside though? :C
Could you tell me what the locking mechanism at the top is called?
I think it’s some adaptation of a friction-fit bayonet mount. It is not really a bayonet mount since it doesn’t interlock with springs or pins that hold it in place, but the insert and twist movement is the same:) I hope that helps
@@manutechlab Thanks for the explanation and for the great project! You convinced me to buy a 3D printer :). I’m new to Fusion 360 - is there any tutorial for this locking mechanism? Since it’s an adapted mechanism, I couldn’t find a tutorial that directly covers it.
Nice :) that comment made me smile, which one you got? I really like the tutorials of Lars Christensen. That’s how I got started. He made a lot of really good ones and I designed the mechanism with the knowledge I got from his tutorials.
@@manutechlab I got the Bambu Lab A1! Thanks for pointing me to Lars Christensen’s tutorials-I’ll definitely check them out. Your project was the final push I needed :) Keep up the awesome work!
Should have showed how to make it
Nice project, but: I would not use this for a dog or a cat on a daily basis. Feeding yout pet is good for bonding. Instead of just finding food, it's that "human gives me food; human likes me" moments that count. - Just *my* experience w/ dogs.
Solar!
The kit is cool, but it's nearly as expensive as a fully built unit on amazon or at a petstore.
как же ты хорош
KILLER
Face recognition so you can regulate food easier for cats with different dietary needs.
если 2 кота?
nice product and video. btw your z-seams look bad
Product require a display.
Great project ! But please... stop use this type of power supply nozzle in 2024 ! Power Delivery USB C is greater and durable :D Still a good project
I don't like the design tbh, I think the petlibo design was a home run, I'm not saying "copy the design"... But coot the design
1- The layer change seams on your 3D printed parts are terrible, most probably due to an outdated slicer.
Look for "Scarf Joint Seam" to make them disappear (PS and Orca)
2- Controller looks outdated as well. Moving from an Arduino Nano to an ESP (either 8266 or 32) would give you more precise timing (RT clock), controls (web interface) and home automation integration (NodeRed / HA)
3- Food safety and microplastics. This part is easily solved by food grade epoxy coating. Look for Aquarium / fish tank safe epoxy
I see the seams as a design element - I quite liked them!! Not everything HAS to be smooth and even...
@@michael-rommel Most dishonest answer award🤣
I can't get rid of the seams, so I'll call them "a feature".
Try at least to make them aligned to it *might* look done on purpose @2:31
Interesting, but since my philosophy has always been about free sharing, I'll pass
Maybe don't have pets if you can't be bothered to feed them yourself.