Maybe it’s the oppressive Toronto heat getting to me, or maybe I’m just too silly for my own good, but when I saw this Bongo Cat Fidget Toy come up I couldn’t stop laughing.First of all, Bongo Cat is cute.And we all want to make Bongo Cat… bongo.
So the beauty and simplicity of this fidget toy is seeing how fast you can bongo with Bongo Cat! With a common SSD1306 OLED, an STM32G030, two mechanical keyboard switches, a battery and a boost regulator, the hardware is simple and easy to build.You can keep track of how many times you bongo, as well as bongos per second.These stats can be reset, if you get ashamed of how much bongo you’ve bongo’d.
This is actually a great example of how to put together a small project like this.The entire thing is open source, and the hardware and software are available on GitHub.You can edit the KiCAD files and the source code to see how it was created, and even tweak it or use the 3D model to create a 3D printed case! Just remember to have fun.
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