Looking for a cat is a headache for the owner. Since it can enter even a small gap in the shelf, a three-dimensional search is required. Cats sometimes mimic laundry in their laundry basket, but it's not easy to spot (some children are easy). Owners living in homes with many rooms will find it even harder. This is because it is necessary to consider the risk of "maybe you escaped from your house?"
"TrackR at las" seems to make this "cat hunting" easier. In which room is the cat hidden by attaching it to the cat's collar? Will tell you.
"TrackR at las" that may make "cat hunting" easier
"TrackR atlas" is a product that consists of a Bluetooth tracking device such as the "TrackR bravo" that is already on sale and the newly developed "TrackR atlas". When using, insert "atlas" into the outlets of all rooms, and attach "bravo" to the collar of cats. With this, "atlas" grasps the current position of the cat and displays it on the smartphone application.
Insert "atlas" into the outlets of all rooms and attach "bravo" to the cat.
Know the current position of the cat
Display on smartphone app
Even if you know the room where the cat is, you may not know where it is hiding. In that case, it is also possible to identify the location by making a sound from the "bravo" attached to the cat. However, this function may be disliked by some cats, so care must be taken when using it.
This is "bravo" coin size and does not burden cats
In addition, it also has a function to record how the cat moved and spent when the owner was away from home for a day.
Did you enter the bathroom?
In the future, even if a cat escapes from the house, it may be possible to search for it using "TrackR atlas".
"TrackR atlas" utilizes the cloud GPS system "TrackR". The cloud GPS system informs the owner of the location of a lost cat via the Internet when it passes through the house of another person using "TrackR". This system is quite popular in the United States, but the number of users is still small in Japan. I hope that the number of users will increase in the future.
If cloud GPS becomes widespread, even cats that have escaped will
"TrackR bravo" is not limited to cat collars, but can be attached to various things. It would be convenient to attach it to a car, a key in a room, or a remote control for a TV or air conditioner.
Plush toys that children cherish
Can also be attached to dogs
"BTrack R bravo" uses power-saving Bluetooth LE technology. The range of radio waves is about 30 meters, and the period of operation with one button battery is one year.
The period that can be operated with one button battery is one year. It is a big attraction that there is almost no worry about running out of battery!
The developer, TrackerR, is recruiting investors on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo, which also serves as a global campaign for "TrackR atlas." The campaign offers an "atlas" device that plugs into an electrical outlet for $ 39. In addition, various combinations of "atlas" and "bravo" are sold, but if you live in a Japanese house (detached house), the combination of 6 "atlas" and 3 "bravo" "Family Home" The package is suitable. With this package, you can easily find a cat hidden in the kitchen, dining room, living room, washroom, bedroom, or study, and you can accommodate up to three cats.
The product is scheduled to start shipping around June 2016.