MAKE CATS MOVE

Overview

Build your cat's prey and learn how movement and mechanics work together to create an engaging moving toy.

Skills + Goals

Hunting

Improved hunting skills

Agility

Faster reaction time, speed and flexibility

Mood

Incredible happiness that will be expressed as cold indifference

Age 13+ (human), 2 Months+ (cat)

Time 30 min

Materials

  • ATail
  • BCat Front
  • CBase
  • DServo Sock
  • ECable Ties
  • FDowel
  • GESP32-Animate Board
  • HPIR Motion Sensor
  • IP0 Drill Bit
  • JS1 Bit
  • KScrewdriver
  • L#6 x 3/4" Wood Screws

Build Steps

Step 1

Fit the body into the base plate

Step 2

Align the Servo Sock with the non-rotating disc side toward the body.

Use the drill bit to drill two pilot holes.

Step 3

Place the spacer between the body and the Servo Sock

Step 4

Use 2 x #6x3/4" screws to mount the Servo Sock to the body.

Step 5

Drill 2 more pilot holes in the bottom.

Step 6

Use 2 x #6x3/4" screws to secure the bottom

Step 7

Mount the tail to the Servo Sock's moving disc with 2 x 3mm wood spacers between them.

Step 8

At this stage it is up to you to attach whatever your cat will go crazy for. To get you started, the kit includes a piece of silicone tubing a a wood dowel that can be used as shown.

Step 9

If you want to clamp to a table surface the included c-clamp will do the trick. You can also adjust the servo's position. For more information check out this Servo Sock tutorial

*Note- Be sure to not clamp too hard, especially on stone surfaces.

Step 10

To control your cat, check out ESP32-Animate quickstart