Ben Millam, who’s is a cat lover and a geek, constructed an unimaginable machine that takes cat feeding to a complete new degree.
He thought it will be nice to coach his cat Monkey to search for plastic balls hidden round the home after which throw them right into a particular designed machine.
The balls are RFID-tagged, so each time Monkey finds a ball, he takes it over to the machine and inserts it right into a bowl on high and meals comes out of the feeder.
Ben educated Monkey by utilizing ‘clicker’ coaching, that is primarily based on associating a fascinating behaviour with a particular click on and a reward. It took a while and a great deal of endurance however finally Monkey realized that each one that effort was price it.
Ben explains: “This all began after I learn a proof of why cats go about repeatedly exploring the identical areas, it’s partly to ascertain and survey their territory, however they’re additionally practising ‘cell’ searching.”
“So what if my cat, whereas out on patrol, really discovered its prey? Certainly this might carry him one step nearer in direction of a extra fulfilled and self-actualized indoor kitty existence.”
It’s an ingenious concept and Ben mentioned that he constructed the feeder as a result of he needed Monkey to have a extra fulfilling life life.
Watch the video to see the way it works:
