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Day: April 16, 2008

Soekris Laser Guided Squirrel Trap

April 16, 2008 by Will O'Brien 10 Comments


Got a bit of a pest problem? [Chad] built a better squirrel/rabbit/thing trap using a soekris box, a laser pointer, serial controlled relay and a small motor. When the laser beam is broken, the Soekris activates the relay, pulling the door pins. Then it take a picture with a webcam and send him a page.

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