Thanks for the responses guys..<br><br>It's a small (at the moment) dog - basset hound to be exact... it's dry food, just thought a way<br>to feed said dog at lunchtime automatically would help us for a few months... they range from<br>
about $70 to $100+ in price... <br><br>I thought it'd be an interesting project, maybe a little ambitious... but gonna do a bit more investigation...<br><br>Cheers,<br>Jon.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/11/27 Mert Eastman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mert.ac7ky@gmail.com">mert.ac7ky@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">What type of pet? and what type of food?<br>
Does the food require refrigeration once opened?<br>
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Assuming you are using dry food, one option would be a round bowl with<br>
compartments covered by a lid with an opening. The lid would rotate<br>
exposing one compartment at a time. Could be done with an Arduino and<br>
a stepper motor.<br>
<br>
Not aware of any kits, but I've seen (overpriced) models in things<br>
like Sharper Image.<br>
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Of course, if your pet can regulate its eating, the low-tech solution<br>
would be a feeder with a hopper, available at any pet store.<br>
<br>
(Just looked up tardis on Wikipedia... wow.)<br>
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> Hi all,<br>
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> I'm curious as to how I would build an automatic pet feeder to allow us to<br>
> released food for pet whilst at work in the day.<br>
> Anybody aware of any kits that would be suitable for this? Ideally I'm<br>
> looking to build something fairly cheap, that doesn't<br>
> look like a tardis, any help would be appreciated.<br>
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> Cheers,<br>
> Jon.<br>
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