CES 2024: from robot pet food makers to smart collars and AI tools

This week, the Consumer Technology Association’s annual trade show (CES) brings together more than 4,0000 exhibits and companies— including pet firms— in Las Vegas to present their latest inventions. Let’s take a look.

Robot feeders

Boston-based robotic company Ogmen introduced its robot designed to assist with pet care by feeding, providing medicine, and playing with your dog using a built-in ball launcher.

The gadget’s design, the ORo pet companion, went down well, and it won the event’s innovation award in the robotics category.

Whisker presented the Litter Robot, an automatic and self-cleaning litter box with the added benefit of limiting odor. 

It works using Wi-Fi so users can track litter levels. The Michigan-based company has also developed a smart feeder that will allow pets to be fed when their owners are away.

Innovet launched ChefPaw, considered the Thermomix of dog food. The product is directed toward pet owners who want to mix their own raw ingredients and create their own pet food recipes in 40 minutes.

GPS and AI

Another exciting and innovative company to feature at the event was Invoxia, which is debuting its latest AI-enabled Internet of Things (IoT) GPS tracker for cats and dogs.

The Minitailz smart pet tracker is fitted with a smart collar that claims to be the first canine biometric-monitoring collar to monitor health while tracking the pet’s whereabouts in real-time. The tracker is linked to a mobile app.

Founded in France in 2010, the company also creates trackers for other industries, such as vehicles.

South Korean firm AI FOR PET presented an AI technology-based pet healthcare solution called TTcare, a healthcare app service that scans pets for health abnormalities while receiving rapid results. Veterinarians can use the AI health data reference via the web.

“We’ve seen that pet access to veterinary clinics has been challenging due to lack of veterinarians,” says Co-Founder Euna Huh. 

TTcare is the first service to receive official approval for ‘AI-based veterinary medical device software’ from South Korean authorities.

Smart pet door

Arizona-based company Pawport is launching its smart pet door this week. It uses smart home features to allow pets in and out, connecting with a tag on the pet’s collar to sense when to open and close.

The tag is linked to the owner’s Pawport app so they can schedule when their pets can enter or exit from their phone.