What it does
A home-roaming pet robot featuring mobile monitoring, voice interaction, and precision feeding. When owners are away, it actively locates pets, analyzes emotions via AI, transmits owner's live voice remotely, and auto-dispenses treats to soothe anxiety.
Your inspiration
Exhausted after overtime? Your pet faces loneliness-induced destruction. 72% of young owners endure this. Existing solutions fail: static cameras (e.g., Furbo) offer passive monitoring; GPS collars (e.g., Fi) lack interaction. We need an active presence with: Omni-directional mobility → Approaches hiding pets Emotion recognition → Decodes whimpers/body language Proactive care → Dispenses treats during anxiety peaks Bridging absence with AI-driven companionshi
How it works
An Always-Present Companion for Your Pet Intelligent Mobility System Equipped with four Mecanum wheels (diagonally-mounted rollers), the device moves seamlessly in any direction—sideways, diagonally, or rotating—to navigate tight home spaces. An integrated ultrasonic obstacle sensor detects furniture or objects up to 2 meters ahead, enabling smooth collision-free pathfinding. Real-Time Emotion Recognition The 1080p wide-angle camera continuously monitors pet behavior using posture analysis algorithms: Drooped ears + lethargy → Triggers app notification: "Low mood detected" Arched back/puffed fur → Flags potential stress in activity logs Proactive Care Interventions Remote Voice Link: Speak through the mobile app to broadcast your voice instantly. Smart Treat Dispensing: Automatically releases snacks when destructive behaviors (e.g.,scratching furniture) are identified, using a servo-controlled hatch. Health Insights: Generates a daily Pet Activity Digest
Design process
Integrated Technical Narrative (1067 characters): Commencing with 20+ hand-drawn sketches benchmarked against commercial pet robots, the design evolved from wearables to a mobile terminal prioritizing social expansion (embedded RFID) and emotional intervention (vibration-soothing actuators). Initial mobility studies favored crawler mechanisms, but post-environmental evaluation pivoted to Mecanum wheels for superior indoor maneuverability at viable cost. Prototyping employed 3D-printed shells with Raspberry Pi hardware stacks, enabling foundational locomotion/obstacle avoidance and API-driven AI integration. A critical failure emerged in the food dispenser: idealized grain-storage geometry caused blockages due to unmodeled servo-motor height in the discharge chute. Operating under commercial 3D-printing constraints precluded reprinting; instead, three rounds of chute dimension adjustments via manual cutting resolved clearance issues. Final modifications embedded the servo into reconfigured chutes, achieving reliable dispensing under MCU control.
How it is different
Scenario Revolution: Industry's first pet terminal featuring an omnidirectional mobility chassis, eliminating surveillance blind spots inherent in fixed-position devices. Affective Computing: Integrates multi-modal biometrics (facial/HRV analysis) for emotional recognition, achieving dimensional leap beyond competitors—SPOTON (location-only) and Whistle (health-only). System Integration: Unifies four core functions (mobile monitoring, voice interaction, precision feeding, anxiety intervention) in a single device, streamlining multi-device coordination costs for Gen Z users.
Future plans
Future Plans Hardware: Redesign dispenser with stainless-steel lining + spiral conveyor (fix Prototype 1’s 22% failure rate). Emotion AI: On-device engine for real-time mood analysis via posture tracking (no internet). Customization: Soft-touch silicone in muted Pantone tones Paw-activated LED halo for night use. Value Pitch: "Gen 2 cuts jams by 70% with steel core. Offline Emotion Decoder + touch lights = 24/7 companion."
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