‘World’s most intelligent cat flap’ uses AI to stop pets bringing dead animals home

‘World’s most intelligent cat flap’ uses AI to stop pets bringing dead animals home

We’ve grown up living together with cats since ever since we were that that tall and basically the problem that we have is that you know we had cats that brought home mice or just mammals or birds all the time I woke up in the morning wanted to go downstairs and saw

A DEC captivated Mouse in front of my door and while eating breakfast I kind of noticed that hey I can do something about it we can create a product which we saw that no one has done before and we can like help people solve this problem so the product is an AI equipped

Smart cat store with integrated prey detection so whenever your cat comes back inside um we check its face and we automatically see whether it carries prey or like wants to bring you a gift um which then triggers Flappy or our cat door to lock its door and prevent your

Cat from coming back inside only once we know that it is your cat and it has no prey it is allowed to come inside you can connect to the cat door via app you can always get insights you can get funny images and videos or you can get

Statistics from your cat flap so we really want to deepen that connection between cat and cat Owner

A Swiss startup has showcased what they say is the “world’s most intelligent” cat flap at CES 2024 in Las Vegas.

Flappie’s device uses artificial intelligence and a built-in camera for its “prey detection” to stop pets bringing in small animals they may have caught into the house.

It recognises when a cat has brought prey home and temporarily locks the flap.

A companion app allows users to keep track of their pet’s behaviour and control the flap remotely.

The device is due is set to launch in Europe in spring.

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