Litter-Robot 4 Supply Bundle by Whisker, Black - Automatic

I have been hesitant to buy an automatic litterbox. Hesitant for YEARS. I just kept reading reviews about how hard they were to maintain, or cats hating them, or they break right away. It's a lot of money to spend on a luxury item that may not work... I am beyond pleased to give this litter box 5 stars. I've had it for 2 days so far. I WILL return to adjust my review if it malfunctions or dies. But in the meantime, it is wonderful! The setup was unbelievably easy. It came well packaged and fully assembled. I pulled it out, plugged it in, put the litter in, downloaded the app, connected it to wifi and that was that. I have 3 cats. I have tried all other variations of odor elimination that I could think of. Cleaning multiple times a day, multiple boxes, enclosed boxes, stainless steel boxes, litterbox furniture, ozonating air purifiers, different litters, air fresheners. Nothing made the smell anything different than something I wanted to bury away somewhere. I was getting desperate. The smell is completely gone. I smell nothing in the room with the litter robot AND it is currently the only litter box. I intended to keep the others, partially because I worried one of my 3 kitties wouldn't like it, but the cats downright love it. I get notifications on my phone of them using it and it interrupting the cycles because they are curious. It's whisper quiet and it moves slowly so there's nothing to fear. There is currently no smearing mess in the box and it's been used 47 times. The waste bin is only 10% full. It monitors all of that in the app and tracks their weights (which helps it identify which cat is in the box.) The sensor that detects the cat in the box is ultra sensitive so it stops a cycle the moment a cat even slightly enters it. I have no fear of it harming my cats. It has a small footprint, certainly by comparison to the litterbox furniture or multiple boxes. It looks high tech, so it isn't unsightly. Im in awe. It's a lifesaver. And if it lives long, it's worth that seemingly insane price tag. The ONE hurdle is that they track litter out of the box. I need a larger mat for them to walk on after hopping out.

So far, so good. This thing is amazing, and it's changed things in our household dramatically. We have four cats. My wife, and I, work very high-stress jobs, and it's been a struggle to get our teenagers to help with caring for THEIR cats. The job of cleaning the litter boxes, while it is supposed to be the responsibility of the kids....well, has fallen to my wife and me each and every day. After struggling to get them to properly care for their animals, we finally bit the bullet and dropped the bucks for the Litter Robot 4 (of course, we love the kitties too). All I can say is "wow." The people who write that it's life-changing are not bluffing. The box is always clean. It runs automatically. It identifies our cats by weight. Every few days we just have to replace the bag in the bottom drawer. All four of our cats took to it right away, even the one we thought would never use it. It's incredibly easy to clean, and the app gives you more data than you need. Finally, the kit with the first batch of maintenance supplies is really nice to start as well. The term "life-changing" is not an exaggeration. It's expensive but in the long run, if you can manage it, the Litter Robot is absolutely worth it.

We adopted our neighbor's cat as the cat. Dexter, was not wanting to share the litter box with other cats in the house. He is an indoor cat and I really dislike the odor of a litter box. My family thought I was crazy ordering a box so expensive however this is the BEST purchase I have made in a long time. Pros: overall quiet, contains the smell, safe, inexpensive bags and litter (just get a good clumping litter. Cons: no method to inhibit litter tracking, large, interior does need to be wiped frequency My overall take is that it is worth the money for the peace of mind. The picture included is to show how it can get messy and may need regular cleaning.

6 days. Yes, I had this Litter Robot for SIX days before it decided not to work. I upgraded to this one and loved that it contained the smell better than my previous hholove box, but this morning I had a brief power outage, and that ultimately killed my Litter Robot. When the power came back on, the unit wouldn’t light up, didn’t restart… NOTHING! I went on youtube and the whiskers websites and tried all troubleshooting video tips and nothing works. It simply won’t turn on. Huge disappointment… Silver lining is that after I had ordered this one, I found out there’s a newer model not on Amazon that has cameras and whatnot, so now I have to figure out how to let my kitties potty in the meantime while I wait for a new one to arrive. It’s funny that my hholove one even though it was always super stinky, they still had power outages figured out, plus their app is way better… One of my complaints about the Litter Robot app is that it doesn’t log duration of visits and tells me how many visits yesterday, and i have to press a lot of buttons to figure out TODAYS visits and whatnot. I was super excited for this box too :( well scratch that! i just scooped out the robot, it definitely broke before the short power outage considering how much waste was in there!

I have had mine about a week and I am loving it. I had bought another brand a few months ago and it was a lot more trouble than just normally scooping litter. It went in the trashcan this week because that was all it was really good for. But the Whisker 4 has lived up to everything it says it would do. There's been no incidences, no errors ,no having to reset it, no having to reprogram or anything. It's just works the way it's supposed to. My cats started using it right away.

So far i love it compared ti regular box. Fishstix loves it. It cleans it for you, then also tells you how much your cat weighs each use and tells you a percentage of waste in the waste bin!

I held off for a long time (however they have been around) on an automatic litter box. All the reports about them just not working made spending $700 on one feel like the lottery rather than a soundly reasoned purchase. I have 2 cats and had 3 litter boxes and it just became a lot to lug them around to get them to the 40lb box of litter or the inverse to change and clean them - so I did it. I have two young cats and both had weird litterbox habits that I didn't know about until the litter robot. One was only using the litter box once a day and the other was in it every 45 minutes during the day. Both were probably doing this since they were kittens but had no other symptoms and these habits were not visible to me when they had litterboxes in the recesses of the home. Although still not completely diagnosed, a prescription food made a big difference - and the data from the robot is what gave me the nudge to take them in. That said : 1) They say you need a hard clumping litter. What they don't say is that it also needs to be low dust - otherwise the sensors will constantly be dirty and it will never know how much litter is in the box etc, all of which is critical to it being truly automatic. Tidy cats clay clumping litter works fine from a clumping perspective but it caused too much dust so I was cleaning the sensors daily, sometimes multi times a day. 2) They say you should consider a carpet tray if your carpet is X thick because it might skew the numbers. The reality is mine didn't weigh anything at all without a carpet tray. If you have carpet at all get the carpet tray. All of the functionality and insights include some element of weight and if that isn't working right, it all seems a bit squirrely. 3) Get a vacuum attachment that can actually vacuum the sensors and plan to maintain the thing at least once a week. 4) Even with a lower dust litter, the sensors still randomly get something on them and start thinking a cat is constantly in there or complaining about needing to get cleaned. It's a litter box, which has dust and cat hair involved. At $700 a pop, being able to handle cat hair and litter dust seems like basic acceptance criteria. So for 3 weeks of my experience, the litter box kind of worked ok but wasn't living up to my automated dreams and I was constantly maintaining it. Then I got the carpet tray and changed litters and it's much better, albeit not what I would expect at this price point. Pros : 1) it definitely eliminates the need to scoop 2) it reduces the amount of litter I use overall 3) it doesn't smell at all using Boxie litter. 4) it's super easy to empty it. 5) it gave me visibility into my cats' litter habits Cons : 1) I now definitely have very specific cat litter needs, so less freedom 2) definitely requires weekly maintenance - and potentially cleaning sensors several times a week. It's one more household appliance whining about something. All in, I'm spending less money per month on litter (enough to pay for it in a couple years) and less time and effort keeping the house clean and my cats are healthier.

This is my 4th purchase of the Litter-Robot. I gave them as presents in the past and finally got one for myself. Game changer!! I have been adopted by 5 cats. No, I am not a hoarder but surly a sucker for a kitten in need. I used to have 4 of the large stainless steel litter boxes (also love) and now I only use 2 and the Robot. I use Pretty Litter (also a fan) in both. I can't speak much on how the app works with letting you know who goes in and out, but it does let me know when it was used and when it's time to dump the bag in the tray.