Devices, systems, and methods for smart cat scratcher control and analytics

Abstract

A smart cat scratcher system including advanced interaction detection, behavioral analysis, and adaptive reward control to provide an intelligent feline enrichment and training platform. The system includes a scratching surface, one or more sensors configured to detect an interaction by a cat and capture characteristics of the interaction, a reward dispenser, and a controller configured to determine whether the interaction meets a reward condition and to automatically dispense a reward in response. The one or more sensors may include accelerometers, capacitive sensors, load cells, vibration sensors, optical sensors, acoustic sensors, and cameras, enabling detection of parameters such as intensity, duration, frequency, direction, and spatial distribution. The controller may implement a multi-level automated reward protocol with configurable reinforcement modes, and the system may be modular, networked, and coupled to a companion application.

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