My new puppy is very needy attention wise, so figured I'd build something to help keep him amused. Would like a few ideas to keep it cheap, duriable, and interesting for him. So far, he hasn't been to destructive (atleast with his toys, some of my stuff hasn't been so fortunate).
So far, going to use a pager vibrator and a piezo speaker. Noticed he likes old cat toys that squeak\squeal or vibrate. Both can run of a MCU pin directly. Thinking about some LEDs, but this might limit my choices for a chew resistant enclosure. Need to figure a simple and effective sensor for when this toy is picked, or moved around. Would kind of like to be able to tell the difference.
Power, most likely use rechargeable AAs, weight won't be an issue (big puppy).
Looking for easy to find enclosure, that would be reasonably resistant to chewing, prefer transparent (semi?). If I want to light it up, I could always drill some holes, LEDs are tough.
Sensor ideas. Only one I've got is a spring in a metal tube type. Maybe something better out there.
No idea how to tell if the puppy has picked it up or carrying it.