Maker Faire Los Angeles 2023

Find my Cat -- A Beautiful GPS tracker for pets

Home: Arizona, United States

How I built a GPS tracker to track my cat and why you should do it too. Come learn about my design and building process and how I use Design Thinking as a Maker.

https://www.instructables.com/Find-My-Cat-the-GPS-Tracker-for-Pets/
Find my Cat -- A Beautiful GPS tracker for pets - Maker Faire Los Angeles

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Sahas Chitlange Maker Faire Yearbook Photo

Sahas Chitlange

Sahas has been building projects since he was 5 years old. His parents recall stories of him breaking open his toys more often than playing with them. He has been breaking and building stuff since. To his surprise, a number of his projects have been really popular on Instructables earning over 1.2 million views and winning a dozen competitions. The most viewed being, the Biogas project, the DIY electric mountain board and a GPS shoe to keep kids safe. He wants to keep exploring his curiosity and share his journey while doing so. You can follow him on Instructables!

https://www.instructables.com/member/Chitlange%20Sahas/

What Inspired You to Make This?

My love for Pumpkin, my cat. I also wanted to push the boundaries of how small of a wearable I could build and this was a great challenge. I learned a bunch and hoping to apply that to the second version of this project.

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