Whether you're going away for a night or just don't feel like getting out of bed on Saturday morning, this Raspberry Pi-powered contraption can take over your pet feeding obligations.

It wasn't long ago that we featured a Raspberry Pi-powered treat dispenser, but this machine differs by actually dispensing full food portions for two different pets. David Bryan hacked it together with a Raspberry Pi, breadboard, some servos, and a cereal dispenser like you'd see at a continental breakfast counter. You can enable it over Wi-Fi to feed your pets while you're away, or even pop in some cereal or Chex mix to feed humans instead.

The build isn't for the faint of heart, but Davy included a comprehensive parts list, instructions, and a GitHub repo with all of his python scripts if you want to tackle it yourself.

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