Comments on: Robotic ball thrower for your dog http://www.suicidebots.com/2008/03/17/robotic-ball-thrower-for-your-dog/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:47:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Dan http://www.suicidebots.com/2008/03/17/robotic-ball-thrower-for-your-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-118292 Dan Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:12:38 +0000 http://www.suicidebots.com/2008/03/17/robotic-ball-thrower-for-your-dog/#comment-118292 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. 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.

]]> By: Homerobots.com http://www.suicidebots.com/2008/03/17/robotic-ball-thrower-for-your-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-61012 Homerobots.com Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:41:28 +0000 http://www.suicidebots.com/2008/03/17/robotic-ball-thrower-for-your-dog/#comment-61012 <strong>Go Fetch Fido, while I have that Beer...</strong> 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, ... 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, …

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