Andrew Benson

 created this delightfully over-engineered humane mousetrap using Max.

"I made this mouse trap to catch a mouse in my house. The mouse trap catches the mouse alive, it uses a camera to detect the mouse and triggers a solonoid on the right moment."

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After nights waking up from a mouse making noise in the kitchen. I suddenly in an act of rage made a mouse trap with the electronics I had lying around. 
 
Later I used this example to introduce students to the world of electronics and programming. 
 
Max/MSP, Miditron, A solonoid, A DV-firewire cam. 
 
music by: first moog quartet - shank

Catching a mouse with MAx/MSP

Steven Jouwersma AKA Crofty-Systems created this delightfully over-engineered humane mousetrap using Max.  

"I made this mouse trap to catch a mouse in my house. The mouse trap catches the mouse alive, it uses a camera to detect the mouse and triggers a solonoid on the right moment." 

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Cool stuff :) Although the mouse might disagree...

Building a Better Mousetrap with Max