We’ve seen a few remote controlled turret builds in the past, but this one from [Noel Geren] is pretty neat: it shoots water and uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) for control. Check it out in action in the video below.
[Noel] used the guts of a Nerf Thunderstrike water gun for the firing mechanism, combined with a 3D-printed enclosure and a servo that rotates the turret top. The pump from the gun is connected to a simple relay that replaces the trigger. Both the relay and the servo are connected to an RFDuino with a servo shield, which is programmed to respond to simple commands to rotate and fire.
It’s a nice junk build, and [Noel] has released all of the files for download if you want to build your own. It would make a nice weekend build or a project to do with the kids.
Oh, heck yes! Gotta build one and have fun with all the damn squirrel’s eating the rose buds in the wife’s flower garden. :D
Sprinkle some chili pepper seeds around, like ghost pepper seeds, that’ll teach the little bastards!
I have tried a pepper like powder marketed as “Fire”
It doesn’t seem to deter them from the bird feeder.
Did the same with pure capsicum powder. The squirrels just thought it was a Mexican buffet. :)
Maybe I should make this a summer project that I actually complete!
Play this with the Team Fortress Trailer #1 starting at 21 seconds. :)
… this is silly.
Love it. Add it a camera on top (or periscope like mirror and the camera un the base) and we have splash-net :3
I bought some electric misters for plants or reptiles at american science surplus for $2 a pop. But I can’t find them on aliexpress or alibaba…
If we had those this project could be pretty BIG!
This is what I have so far. https://hackaday.io/project/11185
I can’t figure out the manufacturer though!