DIY – AVR based Bucket mousetrap

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz5ds5hV2HU

Here’s a cool little project for capturing mouse!

This project captures a mouse by having a solenoid (electromagnet) drop a bucket over the mouse. The bucket is triggered by the mouse interrupting one of the infrared emitter/detector pairs around the bait. The enclosure that holds the electronics is mounted directly over the bait. Ok, so the “bucket” is actually a semi-clear storage container. The clear container allows a person to see if a mouse was trapped when the container dropped.

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2 Responses to DIY – AVR based Bucket mousetrap

1. Izl says:

   August 29, 2007 at 5:50 am

   Lol thats creative yet effective
2. girrrrrrr2 says:

   August 29, 2007 at 10:39 am

   lol… it reminds me of that one trap elmer kept trying to use on bugs… yuo know the one with teh box andn the piece of wood..