Litter box heaven – Technology offers scoop alternatives
Litter box heaven – Technology offers scoop alternatives
Colorado Springs Gazette
By Andy Wineke and Willow Welter
October 20, 2007
PICK OF THE LITTER (CLEANERS)
LITTER-ROBOT
Price: $299
Rating: 4 stars (out of 4)
Information: litter-robot.com. This is the top of the line when it comes to mechanized litter boxes that use ordinary scooping litter. It looks like the litter box on the Death Star — a black plastic sphere with a menacing air (there’s a white version, too).
How it works: The mechanical stuff resides in the base. The sphere contains a metal grate and a rubber pouch. After the cat enters, the Litter-Robot waits eight minutes; then motors in the base begin to rotate the sphere. The litter goes through the grate and into the pouch. The waste is trapped on the grate and dumps through a hatch on the globe as it turns. A garbage bag catches the waste. Empty by pulling out a drawer on the base.
Pluses: It works. Very little mess — although I had to add a carpet to trap the litter our cat tracked out; reliable; easy to clean; relatively quiet.
Minuses: Pricey. Bulky. A hassle to add litter into the globe. Not smell-proof — you’ll be emptying it long before it’s full. Training — it took some effort to get my cat, Joe, to use it.
Bottom line: As close to litter box bliss as I’ve seen.
