High-Tech Mousetrap Uses Infrared Sensors, Bucket

One thing that has yet to be tech’d out , until now , is the mousetrap . sure as shooting , you may use the historic period old wooden trap that snaps the mouse in half , but that is a minuscule too inhumane .

This project captures a mouse by having a solenoid ( electromagnet ) drop a bucket over the computer mouse . The bucketful is triggered by the shiner interrupting one of the infrared emitter / demodulator match around the bait . The enclosure that holds the electronics is mounted straight off over the come-on . Ok , so the “ pail ” is in reality a semi - light storage container . The clear container allows a somebody to see if a mouse was pin when the container dropped .

Yeah , that is pretty awesome . Now I just need to make a with child version to trap the ladies . ( Just pull the leg of , ladies , I ’m not a weirdo , that ’s Jason ’s character . )