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Motion Sensor Cat Toy (endless fun... literally)

Step 7See the cat sin action!

See the cat sin action!
Click a link to see how much fun the cats have!

This link shows how the motion sensor slows and starts the play toy. This is the latest video with the tripod weighted.

This link shows both cats in the action!
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Aug 14, 2009. 8:25 AMtmr says:
Thats Really cool!
May 30, 2009. 3:36 AMterry.bondy says:
A simpification suggestion for others not wishing to purchase or program a microcontroller. Replace its function with a monostable multivibrator. See Monostable Multivibrator. At its simplest, it is a handful of resistors, a cap, and a pair of transistors, although you will likely want to add a beefy one as a buffer to drive the motor.

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