The system, called “Cat ID,” correctly identified 97 out of 100 of the cats’ owners in nearly 10,000 visits confirmed by the owners, according to a press release from Flappie Technologies AG.
The cat flap’s artificial intelligence therefore makes the decision directly within the device rather than via a cloud connection.
According to the company, the startup from Freienbach in the canton of Schwyz has so far delivered over 3,000 devices to Switzerland and the EU.
The Widler twins have always loved tinkering, as ETH noted in a press release even before the product went on sale.
She was also the one who most often had to clean up after the family’s two cats.