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Re:Spanish Shipwreck Reveals Evidence of Earliest Known Pet ... by VWWHFSfQ on Saturday May 10, 2025 @10:06AM (#43945746)
> the $700 litter robot, etc.. (that thing is not worth it at all btw)

I can confirm this as well. For one, it doesn't even work that well. You're still doing a lot of manual scraping and cleanup too. The thing also just scares the cat. And if you know anything about cats, they're very particular about their litter box, especially about privacy and a sense of "safety". A motor and loud sounds coming from their litter box at various times throughout the day is not generally something they will feel comfortable with and it's possible that they just won't even use it at all.

Re:Spanish Shipwreck Reveals Evidence of Earliest Known Pet ... by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS on Saturday May 10, 2025 @10:49AM (#43946090)
As an opposing anecdote, one of my cats loves watching it when it activates, and will hang out in the thing for fun (not while it's cleaning, of course). But only 1 of the 3 cats wants anything to do with it.

We didn't pay $700 for it, though. They had a sale a while ago on the previous model, and it was less than half that price.

Re:Spanish Shipwreck Reveals Evidence of Earliest Known Pet ... by tguvot on Saturday May 10, 2025 @12:31PM (#43946884)
zero manual scrapping and cleanup here. secret is in using proper clamping litter