Oiiai Cat

Interactive meme installation

Come closer: the cat starts spinning.

April 2025

Memes
Interactive
3D printing
Sound

Oiiai Cat glowing green in a dark room

A meme in motion

Inspired by the spinning-cat meme, Oiiai Cat spins amid rainbow LEDs and plays music when someone comes near. The build combines a 3D-printed lithophane, a DC motor, a microcontroller and sound electronics.

In detail

The cat on a central spindle inside a lit display box — The illuminated enclosure

Materials & credits

Materials & tools: 3D-printed parts, microcontroller, speaker, amplifier, NeoPixel, DC motor, screws, magnetic pogo pin connector, lithophane (generated with “makemylithophane” by Bambu Studio)