I love this video that Andres Leon did with parts he got from adafruit. Limore writes:
Sometimes we wonder what folks do with the Xbees and kits we sell, and sometimes we get to see the fantastic project, like this one! Arduino-based laser controlled wireless automatic cat food dispenser.
Arduino-based laser controlled wireless automatic cat food dispenser

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I really like that. You mentioned ASP.NET code. Was it C# then? Could VB also be used?
This would be great to rig up so my wife and I could go on vacation without having to worry about someone else entering our home and feeding the cats. I’d also have to come up with a way to dispense water and somehow give my fat diabetic cat his twice a day insulin shot.
Common guys, great discovery for the pet feeders, but i think you can still have an handy one, so that its looks good in your house.look http://catautomaticfeeder.com
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