Will the cat soon only come into the house without a mouse?
21.4.2023
Translation: machine translated
No more dead mice and ruffled birds at home ... every cat owner dreams of this. The intelligent cat flap from an ETH start-up now seems to be realising this dream. In future, cats with prey in their mouths will be faced with closed gates.
Flappie is equipped with all the bells and whistles: artificial intelligence, night vision, motion detector, infrared camera and lighting as well as a corresponding app. It goes without saying that so much high-tech doesn't come for free. If Flappie comes onto the market in late autumn as announced, you will have to fork out just under 450 francs. That's many times the price of a conventional cat flap. Some of these are already available for less than 20 francs.
Are you not put off by the comparatively high price? On Flappie, pre-sales are already underway with early booking discounts.
I think cat flaps are great. Our cats can get in and out without having to rely on us. We used to have a standard cat flap. But over time, all the cats in the neighbourhood came in and out of our house and made a mess of our cats' food. That's why we now have a chip-controlled flap. This reliably only lets our own cats into the house as long as I change the batteries every few months.
The market will sort it out
What is your first impression of this product? Would it be something for our Galaxus range? I look forward to your comment.
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