My cat likes my desk. I like my desk. I like my cat.

I do not like my cat on my desk.

I’ve been webcam shopping for about six months, so I’m about ready to get one. Haven’t finalized which one yet, so I’m still open.

I’m also willing to purchase a separate camera that’s solely dedicated to this project, especially if mounting it somewhere other than atop my monitor would work out better. Guess if the software allowed it, I could also set other zones in my office to watch the door, the bird feeder in the window, etc…

My idea is to find a piece of software that’ll let me create a box around my desk, and look for my cat within that box. When it sees my cat in the “desk box” it should allow me to trigger… something. Maybe a noise, maybe a magic packet sent to a 50 cal turret, I don’t know. I’m looking for advice.

  • JO-R-D-ANBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If you know anything about Python you could probably set up something like OpenCV to detect your cat’s face and when it does, play a loud sound like you screaming “HEY!!! GET THE FUCK AWAY FROM THERE!!!” on your computer which you would hook up to some loud speakers.