Reminds of this post of someone who added a camera to the little cat door because the cat kept bringing 'gifts' (mice) indoors. He used ML to detect if the cat brought a gift. In that case he temporarily locked it.
Nicely done, I like the straightforward dedicated nature of the project. Even years after the Raspberry Pi has been out I still enjoy reading how people use it. I suppose the cat factor does play a role in it though.
I am trying to build something similar with my raspberry pi - but with a temperature detector sensor. Btw well written, just how a tech article should be, no fluff and to the point!
Great project! I have wanted to do something similar with my hummingbird feeder to determine what time of day the birds tend to visit most often.
The cat, for which I read the post:
Written in a non-emotional, detached, and non-sensational style. I was even wondering if it was written by chatGPT
There is a cat that wanders around my neighbourhood. I wanted to build something that would notify me whenever it came to my backyard. The post describes what I did