Despite growing concerns about artificial intelligence, pet owners may actually have found a new AI best friend for their best friends.
Cats are known to be proud predators and often show their love and courage by hunting, killing and bringing back their prey.
Although an adorable gesture, this cat’s primitive behavior can leave some bewildered owners with bloody or partially or fully alive birds, rodents, and insects in their homes. It happens often.
Cat brings living things into the house. (Kurt “Cyber Guy” Knutsson)
Why is RFID not enough?
Many pet owners love their furry companions, but they also want to keep their homes clean and safe from unwanted visitors. For this reason, some people install cat flaps or doors so that their cats can come and go freely without having to open the front door every time.
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
However, not all cat flaps and doors are created equal. Some of them use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to detect a microchip implanted in the cat’s collar or body, and open only to authorized pets. This will prevent other animals such as feral cats, raccoons, and squirrels from entering your home through the cat flap or door.
As long as the cat trying to enter through the corresponding RFID flap or door has an RFID chip under its skin or attached to its collar, the flap or door will receive a signal from that chip that it is a recognized pet. Just receive it and allow the cat to enter. Coming in whether there is prey or not.
Cats using traditional RFID-enabled cat doors.
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AI solution to prevent cats from bringing prey indoors
What if your cat decides to bring home a dead mouse, bird, or even a live snake? How can you prevent your cat from turning your living room into a hunting ground? Introducing the smart cat flap or door.
ZeroMouse can help
wise A device called ZeroMouse, The project, which met its funding goal on Kickstarter, uses AI technology to detect if a cat is trying to enter a home with prey. It consists of an RFID pet door or flap connected to a camera and speaker.
This camera uses infrared and night vision technology to take photos of cats approaching doors and flaps day and night. The photo is then analyzed by an AI-based algorithm to determine if the cat is holding prey in its mouth.
Zero mouse advertisement. (Zero Mouse)
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When a cat has prey in its mouth, the ZeroMouse emits an unrecognized cat RFID signal, causing the flap or door to remain closed until the prey is left behind. Owners can choose whether to be notified of these occurrences through the ZeroMouse app.
ZeroMouse smart devices and apps. (Zero Mouse)
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Smart device works with existing pet door
Unlike other similar technologies, ZeroMouse is a small device that attaches to most existing RFID-enabled pet flaps or doors, saving pet owners the expense and hassle of new installations.
ZeroMouse is not battery-powered and requires external power, and requires Wi-Fi access to constantly update its AI-based algorithms using anonymous user data from around the world to improve its functionality.
The company has announced that it will begin selling ZeroMouse through online retailers in the first half of 2024.
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Cart important points
ZeroMouse clearly demonstrates how AI can improve the lives of pet owners by solving common challenges. Not only is ZeroMouse constantly teaching your device new ways to detect unwanted creatures in your pet’s mouth, it may actually be teaching your “old” cat new tricks.
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