"Rokokitty" that you can create your own machine that automatically feeds cats on open source

There are many devices on the market that feed foods to cats automatically, but automatic food burning machines that anyone can use easilyRobokitty"Project is open source, and it can be made for own love cats and pet dogs.

Robokitty
http://imcool.online/robokitty/


A robokitty is a DIY automatic feeder machine that was made for cats (or dogs or humans), which can feed foods through the web remotely. Specifically, it is possible to operate "immediately supply when pressing the button from the browser" or "supply when the schedule is set and time", and it has a simple yet practical function.

According to Rachel White, a creator of robokitty, although there are several automated feeder machines that can be produced with DIY, they were designed to be user-friendly, but they focused on easy use by anyone He said he arrived at the idea of ​​"robokitty". The problem was that I had no experience of making Node.js application from the point, the experience of Socket.IO was zero, I never soldered it. However, it is said that it was completed with the help of a friend.

Actually produced robokitty is like this. Ready-madeFood dispenser of type that feeds when faucet is turnedBy rotating the servo, you can supply food to the dish underneath.


You can see how it actually moves with the following GIF animation.


The information necessary for making your own robokitty is published on the GitHub page below.

Rachelnicole / robokitty · GitHub
https://github.com/rachelnicole/robokitty