Robots are likely not the first thing you think of when you hear the word "speed," but one group of researchers is trying to quell the stereotype of a lumbering robot with a machine built to move more ...

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After 30+ years of living with and owning cats (or, being owned by cats), I can say I’ve done my fair share of scooping cat poop. One of the first chores I was ever assigned was cleaning the cat boxes ...

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In the early 1990s, a researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology began work on what would become Paro. More than 30 years after its development, the ...

Since the first Litter-Robot self-cleaning litter box launched in 2000, the company has released numerous models that improve on the original’s design. The brand’s current flagship model is the Litter ...

Though I'm not always an early adopter of technology, I was eager to try the new Whisker Litter-Robot 5 Pro. The Litter-Robot 4 worked well in my home, eliminating the need to scoop—and our small cat, ...

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