Overview

Project Type

Industrial Design

Award

IDA 2022 Bronze

EPDA 2022 Winner

Kitlty is a product designed to help cats stay active and avoid mental distress. It provides cats a fun exercise and snack reward routine and will quickly becomes their best playmate for healthy interaction when their owners are not around.

How might we enhance interaction for cats while mitigating the occurrence of cervical spine issues?

Brief

Cats may experience feelings of isolation and discomfort in the cervical spine when utilizing a fixed bowl for an extended period.

User Flow

Based on our market and user research, we designed a product that would meet the needs of our target market. The product is easy to prepare and set so that even users that are busy getting ready to leave for work or school can easily prepare the toy for their cats.

User Experience

Project Develop

How to use

These renders demonstrate how a cat can interact with Kitlty. The base of Kitlty is a sphere, so the product is always moving around when the cat plays with it. The ball also spins around to encourage additional play. There are four treat dispensing gates where treats can come out at the preset time delay. These factors all contribute to creating an interactive toy to keep cats engaged and motivated to play with the product.