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About the Project

Project Title Interactive Crow Feeder
Description LITS and Physics Department design professionals collaborated with Andrea Townsend, Associate Professor of Biology, to fabricate a bird feeder with an interactive, digital display to support her research on crows. The wood and metal structure houses a 3D-printed feeder structure with an infrared frame and digital display powered by Raspberry Pi to dispense food to crows selecting the correct item on the screen.
Deliverables Bird feeder mechanism with interactive display
Dates 2023-24

Python
Raspberry Pi

Faculty Andrea Townsend, Associate Professor of Biology
Collaborators Tom Freeland, Physics
Douglas Higgins, LITS
Taylor McDowell, LITS
Benjamin Salzman, LITS
Walt Zarnoch, Physics
Students Ahmed Abdelrehim ‘25
Tyler Rodenberger ‘25
Departments and Offices Biology
Physics
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