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SmartFood Dispenser

Client pet-food sample dispenser: UI, firmware, and mechatronics for a Dingonatura booth unit.

Client pet-food dispenser for Dingonatura / Dingo. Branding visible because it is the product UI. Not related to NEOM.

Role: UI, firmware, and mechatronics
Timeframe: 2022
Stack: Dispense actuators, hoppers, illuminated controls, embedded UI
Status: Delivered (client)

Problem

A trade-show / retail pet-food dispenser that has to look finished, let a shopper pick a formula, and actually meter a sample: UI, firmware, and mechatronics on one booth unit.

What I Built

UI, firmware, and mechatronics for the Dingonatura smart dispenser: hoppers and dispense path, illuminated paw-print selectors, and the embedded interface on the finished booth.

Hard Part

Booth bring-up meant cable management, addressing the illuminated selectors, and a dispense path that does not jam on kibble.

Result

Finished booth unit delivered for client use. Photos from setup and the completed face.

Media

White Dingonatura smart pet-food dispenser booth with colorful paw-print buttons and product bags

Open Dingonatura dispenser showing wiring harness and hoppers during assembly — Internals open: wiring, control board, and hoppers during booth setup.

Engineer working inside the dispenser with numbered illuminated LED modules 1 through 5 — Bring-up: numbered LED modules 1-5 on the hinged top panel.