JG eCatFeeder : AI powered

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Hi all, Here is my latest creation, an AI-powered cat feeder :) Inside is a 3D printed mechanism with an auger that pushes out pellets. A servo rotates gears and the auger, which is inside a PVC pipe. A neural network running on an old android phone detects the cat in real time, performing cat face detection. When the cat is detected, the auger runs and feeds it (only twice a day). The phone streams your cat over the internet so you can see it eating! More details are here: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/jg-ecatfeeder.87088/#post-551293 It was Christmas for my cat... A drawback of previous designs was that I always fed the cat with the same amount of food, sometimes too much when it wasn't hungry. I decided to modify my cafeeder by adding a balance to weigh the food. A simple load cell and Hx711 interface circuit were all I needed: - The same quantity of food goes into the plate every time. - Real-time monitoring of the weight lets me detect when the cat is eating, posting notifications for camera streaming. - An empty tank detection system alerts me on my phone with a notification.