Internet of Cats
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A web‑connected cat feeder is built with node, socket.io, and johnny-five driving a Particle Photon and a continuous servo; it dispenses on a Cron schedule or via remote trigger. Early issues: servo kept dumping food until a Johnny‑Five bug is fixed, and external power is required. Repository is public, README aimed at beginners, it lands on Hacker News front page and earns ~700 stars, and the device demonstrably works.
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