Over 16k upvotes in around 24h for 18 months of work on a side project - the ultimate cat feeder is pretty neat and the cat is happy, too
The ultimate cat feeder is done. Watch the demo and see why so many people like it!
The over-engineered cat feeder
I’m truly amazed that my first version of the ultimate cat-feeder “stormed” the Reddit (stormed - at least for my standards). The stats around 24h after publishing just a 2 min demo are:
- my original post: reddit.com/r/3Dprinting - 6.5k upvotes
- crosspost: reddit.com/r/EngineeringPorn - 5.7k upvotes
- crosspost: reddit.com/r/specializedtools - 2.1k upvotes
- 9gag: 9gag - Automatic Cat Feeder - 1.7k points
- article: all3dp.com - Put Your Cat on a Diet With a 3D Printed Food Dispenser
- another article, after 24h: hackaday.com - Cat Feeder Adds Metrics To Meow Mix
Demo
Without further ado:
Music Credits: Fruits by JayJen Music https://soundcloud.com/jayjenmusic
You can find more details on the cat feeder (building progress, features, technical details) here - all posts with cat-feeder tag.
Shut up and take my money!
Some people said they would want to buy it. Are you one of them?
First and foremost - the files/software/hardware ARE ALREADY Open Sourced, for free! See STL files just got published and find other details on my blog.
However…
Open-sourced
As mentioned, please find STLs, firmware and software in my other blog posts with tag “cat-feeder”.
Thumbnail image credits: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cksr/9151044000
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