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Bird Buggy

ercoerco Posts: 20,259
edited 2013-01-19 15:10 in General Discussion
Funny robotic car for parrot. Video at bottom of article.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2013/01/florida-man-builds-mini-car-for-his-pet-parrot/

Seems like people really go for animals + robots, like the cannon that fires a tennis ball for a dog to fetch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcL6-mjRNk

Comments

  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2013-01-16 11:09
    Sorry Parallax, your Propellers are nice and all that but from now on all my projects are going to be powered by bird brains.
  • NWCCTVNWCCTV Posts: 3,629
    edited 2013-01-16 15:15
    erco wrote: »
    Seems like people really go for animals + robots, like the cannon that fires a tennis ball for a dog to fetch.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PcL6-mjRNk

    I had converted a baseball machine to use tennis balls for my dog. The problem was it was so darn loud that my dog spent more time barking at the machine than he did chasing the balls.!!!! That thing is quite cool and could definately come in handy, especially for service dogs that their masters are unable to throw the ball for them!
  • varnonvarnon Posts: 184
    edited 2013-01-19 15:10
    I've actually been wanting to build something like this for my pigeons, but its going to have to wait a bit.
    I like the use of the joy stick. I don't think I can get pigeons to use a joystick like that, but its worth a try.
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