Servo and Food container
To distribute the food that will be mixed with water and subsequently distributed to the fish tanks, we hijacked a food container obtained from a commercially available fish feeder and combined it with a Servo Motor. To attach the food container on the servo we used magnets to anchor it. Magnets allow the user to easily remove the food container for easy food refilling (Loic loves magnets and wants us to use magnets everywhere). By combining the servo and a container with a slider opening you can adjust the desired amount of food. Indeed, we can adjust the numbers of servo rotations and tune the container opening with the software. Each user can adjust these parameters to find out the right amount of food for their fish facility.
- Glued magnets on the food container and on the servo to create a magnetic anchor between the two parts. Use very strong glue.
- Be cautious about the magnet orientation, the food container opening must be oriented toward the top when placed on the servo.
- Fixed the servo on the robot body using Makerbeam headed bolt
- Done!
