"Nékojita" means "cat tongue" in Japanese -- a phrase used to describe an intolerance of hot food. Many adults have sensitive tongues, but the idea for the robot initially came from one of Yukai ...

The Tokyo-based firm says the robot combines a fan and “special ... for the sound we make when blowing on food. “Neko-jita” means “cat tongue.” This, in turn is a reference to people ...

According to Jacob Zuppke, president and CEO of Whisker, the company that makes the Litter-Robot line, this decision was really about making the cat’s experience better. “What if you went into ...

I can’t blame my parents for that one, scooping the litter box is by far the worst part about being a cat owner. Well, it was the worst thing, until I got a Litter Robot. When I was a kid ...