The electric skateboard that I built for my cat MIDI has a throttle lever with a hole in it where treats go. Put a treat into the throttle lever, and she pulls it to get a snack and give the board a boost.
The board was prototyped and built with the Glowforge for custom housings/parts, scavenged bits from electronics/store, some off the shelf electric skateboard drivetrain components, DC motor, and a Adafruit Feather microcontroller.
This wins on so many levels. Having a laser for electronic projects is so helpful. I’ve been watching all of GreatScott!'s videos and he could use one to up his game.
I’m curious how often people skip making tabs for press fitting, and instead glue things together. I know it may not save me a lot of time, but I’d rather spend my time getting my hands dirty rather than fiddling with tabs & kerf on a computer… so I used superglue and baking soda to stick the draftboard parts together on this project
Baking soda can be used to instantly cure super glue (cyanoacrylate), much like the Zip Kicker spray stuff. I like baking soda when I need structural strength since it adds some solid binding material and mass. It’s also less stinky/toxic than spray kicker, and is less fumey for the kitty’s sensitive nose.