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 Library and Information Technology Services |
