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Sink Detects Felines, Turns on Faucet

by Joshua Fruhlinger on July 15, 2008 at 04:03 PM

Cat faucet
Cats like to drink from everywhere but the places they're supposed to drink from, and for that they offer no excuses and just walk away, tails in the air. This independent spirit, though, means that we're often stuck turning faucets on and off for thirsty felines because heaven forbid they drink from a dish.

One crafty soul has solved this gripping conundrum with an IR detector, valves, some plastic tubing, and a whole lot of moxie. The detector can even determine if the subject is human or feline in order to keep the faucet from triggering every time someone walks by.

Our test subjects won't comment on the new tech, but they've stopped complaining and have become extremely athletic and hydrated super-cats of doom. Still reading? Peep the video after the break of hot kitty drinking action. [Sixerdoodle Electronics Via Make]

Tags: cats, faucet, faucets, pets

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