Pumpkii Pet Robot

2020: The announcement of Pumpkii Pet Robot - the first-ever modular robot for entertainments of pets

In the middle of August, 2020 the market of robots who should entertain pets so far their owners at work, was replenished with the Pumpkii Pet Robot model. It has the modular construction allowing the device to perform a set of functions. Developers call the product first-ever in own way.

Wi-Fi The robot connected to a home network Pumpkii remains in the house with a dog or the user's cat, and the owner using the application iOS/Android manages the robot with the camera from the workplace or from any other point where there is an Internet access.

Pumpkii Pet Robot - the first-ever modular robot for entertainments of pets

Difficult arranged wheels of the robot allow it to move in any direction, both on a carpet, and on a floor. The owner can talk to the pet, thanks to HD camera 720p, the loudspeaker and the microphone of the robot at any time. Besides, Pumpkii is supplied with an infrared light emitting diode and the camera of night vision. The owner can also feed remotely animals, having opened the doser of a food Pumpkii, or to play with the pet, using a removable laser pointer.

Back part of the robot is open and intended for embedding of removable functional modules. One of them called Entertainment allows users to play with pets, shooting in the air dry delicacies. The folding robotic arm manipulator can be used for waste recycling from a tray. And as Pumpkii has an open source code, third-party groups have an opportunity to create and other modules.

It is reported that one charge of the li-ion cell of the robot with a capacity of 2600 mAh should last approximately for eight hours of use. As soon as the level of a charge falls up to 20%, Pumpkii will automatically return on the main station for recharge. Pumpkii can be purchased by the preorder for $149, and the planned retail price is $229.^[1]

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