Cat Recognition Algorithms?

skunkeh writes "So your cat keeps bringing dead (or half dead) animals in to your house. What do you do? Obviously, you set up a digital camera to monitor the cat door and lock her out if she has something in her mouth..."

Comments

What about other cats?

[rehannan]

Very cool. It seems to be pretty good at blocking other animals (skunks, etc...), but what about another cat?

If possible, they should combine the image recognition with the magnetic collar. This would allow the door to open *only* for a rodent-less Flo and not just any ol' rodent-less cat.

Re:This is quite spiffy.

[darkonc]

I have a cat door. It allows my cats to go in and out of the house at will. One cat even learned to use a second floor cat door by jumping across from the neighbour's roof.

I'm not up to the idea of waking up at 4AM to let my cat out for 35 minuts before he decides it's too wet out and he want's back in. Better to let him implement his indoor/outdoor policy.