July 2012
Beginner
176 pages
7h 48m
English

Gregory Hayes
Build your own automatic tennis ball launcher for dogs.
Several years ago I watched a viral YouTube video that starred Jerry the Dachshund, whose engineer owner had built him his very own automated ball launcher. I had two dogs at the time, and was also unemployed with some time on my hands, so I decided to try my hand at building one.
After a few days rummaging through some junk boxes, I hacked together a slingshot-style automatic ball launcher that actually worked! It was pretty busy with parts though, and nearly 5 feet long. I wanted to go simpler.
Then on Discovery Channel’s Prototype This I saw ...