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

Design Tools

Adobe Premiere
paper
pencil

Dates

2023-24