Hi!
I've been researching the different methods out there for creating a puppy treat dispenser. I've seen a handful of these designed in a number of ways - and that's good news for me because it gives me a starting ground. The twist I am looking to add that I have not found yet:
I want to set up an iPad/tablet by the pen, with a treat dispenser beside it. Create a website where people can go and can turn on their webcam, to appear on the iPad, so they can interact with my Puppy, and they can press a button on the site, that will dispense a treat for the puppy. There will be a variable timer for how often the puppy can get a treat/how long each user can be on the webcam with him (it would have to form a 'queue' if more than 1 person wants to do it).
So far I've found a few resources that I will be doing my research with in greater detail, and to be honest I'm not certain exactly what I need, but these are the things that have come up on my research thus far:
- Naturally, Aduino board
- Raspberry Pi
- Cayenne
Now. I am by no means proficient with hardware OR software development. I have basic proficiency with a number of programming languages, but don't excel at any. I have some iOS development experience, some back-end Ruby training, some C++.
Any useful resources, links, comments to send me down the right path - words of encouragement as to the feasibility/ease of such a project, etc., is all greatly appreciated.