Robotic ball thrower for your dog
March 17th, 2008 by Mr RoboticsI swear to god I thought of this years ago. But my dogs don’t chase balls, so I never got around to building one.
Anyway, for those people too lazy to even throw a ball for their dog… I give you:
March 18th, 2008 at 6:41 am
Go Fetch Fido, while I have that Beer…
Like to play catch with your dog? Who doesn't. But, do you like to play catch, over and over and over. The darn doggies never tire of it. The maker of this video has found a way to let his Dachshund named Jerry play catch, …
February 25th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
I need something not so elaborate as this to toss little plastic lattice balls with bells in them for my cat. She will bring them back, but so far has resisted even putting them into cups. I’m thinking a wide pan leading to a tube that turns and feeds into a spinning wheel like the old Hot Wheels accelerator they used to have. This could shoot it up a ramp and down the hall. A simple oscillator could move the ramp back and forth to provide variability.