Smart Home Assistance | Preinstalled ROS2 & Linux | Open-Source Learning Platform | Cute Robo-friend
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Maicat is an intelligent home robot that is designed to make smart home monitoring easier, prioritize your privacy, and support your well-being. In addition to revolutionizing the smart home, Maicat also offers familiar and friendly companionship for those in need.
Let Maicat be your eyes and ears around the house! Thanks to its autonomous robot control, this clever little robot roams freely around your home, to keep an eye out for anything out of the ordinary. In the event that Maicat spots something, you’ll be alerted via the Maicat App.
Take advantage of the Maicat App live feed feature even while you are away from home for peace of mind, to see what’s going on at home, or to let Maicat check in on specific areas.
When interacting with its owner or a familiar face, Maicat can express its emotions through two OLED eyes and a speaker. Maicat remembers its family and friends and creates diverse responses depending on its biorhythm-generated mood and on its interactions with them.
Maicat is equipped with a camera below its nose, and a microphone below its ear. When combined with powerful AI recognition, developed using hundreds of data points, Maicat can sense people’s actions, moods, and behaviors.
But that’s not all. With its cutting-edge computer vision capabilities, Maicat can recognize and avoid obstacles easily, and also recognize dangerous scenarios that may happen within the home, such as checking gas valves.
This powerful form of recognition also means Maicat can recognize falls, sleeping, or unusual situations. In this case, you or a designated emergency contact will receive an alert.
Maicat can become your personal assistant by helping you manage daily tasks, stay active, and enjoy heartwarming interactions – just like a real cat – to brighten your day.
Not only does Maicat provide sincere companionship, but it also can monitor your lifestyle and well-being. Be it needing reminders to take your medication, tracking your activity or simply sharing your thoughts, Maicat will always be there for you by your side.
With Maicat, you’re always in control of your data. All the information Maicat receives is stored locally on its internal computer, so you don’t have to worry about it being shared without your permission. You can also easily turn off Maicats internet connection through the Maicat app.
Our application is currently in development, and the examples below are from its high-fidelity wireframe. We aim to complete development and have our app available for download around September this year. Design features detailed below may be subject to changes to improve the app’s usability!
The Maicat App will make customizing Maicat simple, and allow you to set your own preferences. Use the app to set up Maicat, and choose its name, eye color and gender. The app can be used to fully experience advanced AI features, such as reminder settings, live stream monitoring, viewing Maicat’s current mood, and learning what it likes about its surroundings.
Through the Maicat app, you will also be able to review all the data it has collected, choose how to manage or share it, and turn the Wi-Fi internet features on and off.
With Maicat by your side, transform your home into a hub of smart living and integrated connectivity. Whether you need basic assistance, advanced features, or even want to develop your own robot applications, Maicat’s got you covered!
Love cutting-edge technology and want to stay ahead of the curve? The autonomous Maicat model provides the ultimate smart home robot experience. Equipped with state-of-the-art AI technology, this model includes versatile cat-like behaviors, a reminder-setting function, and smart home monitoring capabilities.
Maicat roams around your home, helps you stay engaged, and notifies you when anything unusual occurs. Plus, with the dedicated Maicat App, you can easily access and maximize all of the robot’s advanced AI features.
Running on Linux and full integration with ROS2 and OpenCV, this model takes your robot development potential to a whole new level. Designed to give you the tools you need to succeed, providing a flexible and fully developable robot medium for your creations.
With multiple actuators and sensors, including a camera, laser range sensor, touch sensors, and more, Maicat provides you with everything you need to get started straight out of the box, with joint control, sensing, and SLAM navigation included.
Want to enjoy the companionship of a smart and compassionate robot without it being too complex? The Maicat desktop version offers a simple and straightforward experience, while still providing all of the AI benefits, smart capabilities and personality.
Let Maicat learn from you and engage with you through its head, neck, mouth, and tail motions. Additionally, static Maicat also provides localized monitoring (depending on the area in which it is placed) and reminder or alert functions, which are all accessible through the Maicat App.
