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There are many adjustments and features that could be added to make this a better product. Firstly, swapping super glue for fasteners and bolts would make it much more durable for cats to rough around with. Another important feature that we would add is to change the materials for both the cam-walls and the cat toy to reduce noise. The inspiration for this project centered around nocturnal cats, so the machine being loud is very contradictory. Swapping out the joystick for buttons would also solve our false-positive issues. Finally, we would like to add more modes. There was much discussion about adding a random mode that would stop, slow down, and speed up without requiring user input. Additionally, adding a motion detector would allow the machine to turn on/off when it detects the cat.
Acknowledgements
We would first like to thank Kermit and Prince, our inspirations for this project and the sweetest kitties in the world. We would also like to thank Dr. Symmank and Aayush for teaching us the fundamentals which became imperative building this robot. We would like to shoutout The Hairless Cats (Group 3) for always being there to answer clarifying questions if we had them. Finally, we extend the largest thank you in the world to Connor. He was always available, prompt, helpful, and encouraging throughout this whole process and did an outstanding job being there for both us and every other group.