Cat cafe in Japan. Signs that the cats may be sick
A Japanese company called Rabo currently makes a smart collar for cats and uses the motto, “Because nine lives are never enough” has started using AI to monitor feline stress levels. The collar is called Catlog_ and sells for ¥14,850 ($102) and is now for sale at half price.
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Rabo named its smart pendant “Catlog_” and sells it for ¥14,850 ($102), although it’s currently on sale at half that sum.
Cat stress app in Japan
The collar can detect when your cat eats, drinks, sleeps, runs, walks, and cleans itself. It can check if the cat is stressed, if you aren’t around to notice these signs. Rabo pushes this data into a smartphone app that allows Japanese cat owners to monitor their kitties remotely. Is this what Japanese people are watching on the train?
Young woman with a Japanese cat
The app is currently used by 46,00 furrr babies and the data can be used to help vets diagnose cats.
A similar concept was developed more than a decade ago by an Israeli entrepreneur who called his product Hachiko, and it was a smart tag and app that monitored pet health and named for the famous and loyal Japanese dog that would great its owner every day after work in Shibuya. A pet food company in Egypt is also called Hachiko, proof that the love of pets transcends borders.
Author: Karin Kloosterman
Karin Kloosterman is an award-winning journalist, innovation strategist, and founder of Green Prophet, one of the Middle East’s pioneering sustainability platforms. She has ranked in the Top 10 of Verizon innovation competitions, participated in NASA-linked challenges, and spoken worldwide on climate, food security, and future resilience. With an IoT technology patent, features in Canada’s National Post, and leadership inside teams building next-generation agricultural and planetary systems — including Mars-farming concepts — Karin operates at the intersection of storytelling, science, and systems change. She doesn’t report on the future – she helps design it. Reach out directly to [email protected]
