Hamster Wheel Hacks on Strava
- A physicist created a device to track his hamster’s exercise on Strava.
- The device uses a hall sensor and magnet to track the hamster’s wheel rotations.
- The data is then uploaded to Strava using a Python script.
The Project
The physicist used an ESP32 attached to a hall sensor to track the hamster’s wheel rotations.
The Buzz Score
The Internet’s Verdict: 70% Hyped, 30% Skeptical
Forum Voices
Some people are impressed by the project, with one person saying:
Neat! Not to toot my own horn too much, but I put together a similar project for my cat’s exercise wheel.
Another person is surprised that the owner needed a Strava premium account to auto-upload the hamster’s activities:
I was surprised that the owner said he needed to get a Strava premium account in order to be able to auto-upload the hamster’s activities.
Technical Details
The device gives a timestamp and total distance to each magnet-pass, which is stored on the network.
A python script then retrieves this data in the morning, turns it into a .FIT file, and uploads it to Strava through the Strava API.
Focus Keyword: Hamster Strava
