Raspberry Pi Pet Detector Camera Using Python, TensorFlow, and Twilio [video]

Post by harshulpandav » Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 7:32 PM UTC

sigmar wrote: post #51

harshulpandav wrote: post #45

As human intervention is required anyway to open the door, why have inside box and outside box? There can be just one big box with pet detection and an SMS that says 'Pet at door'. Nevertheless, this is a cool project, and the explanation in the YouTube video is even nicer, informative, and succinct. One addition could be to have a motion sensor outside the door to turn on the light outside, so that this project can…

Perhaps he forgot if the cat is inside or out and he prefers to know directionality so that he can think "nah, it's about to rain so the cat shouldn't go out."

Post by dhodges » Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 7:35 PM UTC

ep103 wrote: post #17

catpolice wrote: post #15

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I've noticed that a lot of cat behavior can be explained by realizing that they have an incredibly short attention span and any change in their sensory environment can distract them for the half second required to drop their entire mental state. So for the cat it's like "UGHHH I want in... Oh, there's the human! ... What's going on, why are you looking at me?"

I don't know if its so much that they have a short attention span. My cat definitely, however, is unaware of the idea that the environment around him can be changed, and isn't static. He can figure out how to open doors, and that if something is playing dead it will run when he knocks it from a shelf, but those are the limitations of his ability to interact with the environment. He's smart enough to know his treats a…

Post by _mitch » Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 7:48 PM UTC

Post by tjoff » Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 8:05 PM UTC

blacksmith_tb wrote: post #40

_yosefk wrote: post #30

What if you're not home? It is for such occasions that cat flaps were invented. However, today's cat flaps either open for any cat, or they're RFID-based, and for that to work, you implant a chip into your cat, which I find utterly barbaric. Now what could be a great improvement is a cat flap identifying your cat(s) and letting them in based on computer vision, instead of relying on implants. I'd pay good money for i…

Implanting RFIDs in pets is extremely common, as a method for identifying them to return them to their owners if they are lost or injured[1]. I agree it would a little silly to get an implant strictly to open a pet door, but given that they are already often present, leveraging that to open the door seems like a pragmatic choice. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microchip_implant_(animal)#Use...

Post by siffland » Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 8:22 PM UTC

pmtarantino wrote: post #36

_yosefk wrote: post #30

What if you're not home? It is for such occasions that cat flaps were invented. However, today's cat flaps either open for any cat, or they're RFID-based, and for that to work, you implant a chip into your cat, which I find utterly barbaric. Now what could be a great improvement is a cat flap identifying your cat(s) and letting them in based on computer vision, instead of relying on implants. I'd pay good money for i…

Sorry if this sounds idiot, but can't you put the RFID chip into the leash or something like that? Why it needs to be "inside" the animal?