Feeder-Robot

Without the hopper insert, Feeder-Robot holds up to 32 cups of dry kibble. With the hopper insert, it holds up to 25 cups of dry kibble. With the pre-installed dispenser, Feeder-Robot dispenses up to 1/2 cup of pet food in 1/8-cup increments, 1 to 8 times per day.

Deciding how to use the Feeder-Robot depends on your pet’s eating habits. If your pet has a habit of overeating or eating very quickly, you may wish to schedule their meals. By scheduling the feeding time, your pet will be eating a measured meal portion, 1 to 8 times per day. If your pet has no issue with overeating and tends to “graze” throughout the day, you may wish to use gravity mode. In gravity mode, the Feeder-Robot bowl remains full based on a check every 6 hours.

No; an automatic pet feeder like the Feeder-Robot allows you to set portion-controlled meals multiple times per day to help enforce healthier eating habits. You can view feeding statistics and share data with your vet from the app. If you know that your pet tends to overeat, you’ll want to schedule their meals rather than use gravity feeding mode. 

You cannot put wet food in our automatic pet food dispenser. You can use any dry or semi-moist cat or dog kibble in the Feeder-Robot.

Yes! If you use the Whisker app to set your pet's feeding schedule, you can rest assured that your pet will still be fed should the unit go offline. The Feeder-Robot saves the feeding schedule locally on the unit. Whether the unit is connected to the network or offline, once it has a schedule programmed to it via the control panel keypad or downloaded to it from the app, the Feeder-Robot will continue to feed on that specific schedule until it is updated. If the Status Indicator Tower light is blue, then the unit is running a programmed schedule.

Place the automatic pet food dispenser in the same location as the current food bowl(s), set it up, and make sure it is not scheduled to feed yet. Give your pet a day or two to explore the Feeder-Robot. Add a small handful of your pet’s food to the bowl to provide a familiar meal for your pet. Place treats in the feeding bowl or around the Feeder-Robot so your pet associates rewards with the unit. Once you notice that your pet has eaten from the Feeder-Robot, press the Feed button while your pet is in the room with you so they can observe the food dispensing and become familiar with the sound of the Feeder-Robot while you are there to reassure them. The Feeder-Robot is not loud, but the dispenser will make slight noise during the dispensing process. For more tips, refer to the instruction manual.

Feeder-Robot requires a 2.4 GHz WiFi signal and IPv4 addressing (5 GHz band and IPv6 are not supported). To connect to a shared network (apartment complexes, college dorms, etc.) provide your unit’s MAC address displayed during onboarding to the shared network administrator.