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Cats, Pi, and Machine Learning

by asadawadia on 12/22/22, 6:53 PM with 14 comments

  • by asadawadia on 12/22/22, 6:53 PM

    There is a cat that wanders around my neighbourhood. I wanted to build something that would notify me whenever it came to my backyard. The post describes what I did
  • by emielvanseveren on 12/23/22, 3:54 PM

    Reminds of this post of someone who added a camera to the little cat door because the cat kept bringing 'gifts' (mice) indoors. He used ML to detect if the cat brought a gift. In that case he temporarily locked it.
  • by politelemon on 12/23/22, 11:16 AM

    Nicely done, I like the straightforward dedicated nature of the project. Even years after the Raspberry Pi has been out I still enjoy reading how people use it. I suppose the cat factor does play a role in it though.
  • by n_syd on 12/23/22, 8:18 PM

    I am trying to build something similar with my raspberry pi - but with a temperature detector sensor. Btw well written, just how a tech article should be, no fluff and to the point!
  • by vavooom on 12/23/22, 4:48 PM

    Great project! I have wanted to do something similar with my hummingbird feeder to determine what time of day the birds tend to visit most often.
  • by telesilla on 12/23/22, 4:06 PM

    The cat, for which I read the post:

    https://imgur.com/a/vYs1W1L

  • by Darky on 12/23/22, 11:14 AM

    Written in a non-emotional, detached, and non-sensational style. I was even wondering if it was written by chatGPT