Xiaomi often devotes many of his efforts to the little Mi Fans but these are not necessarily human. I am not talking about aliens but about our most faithful four-legged companions, such as dogs and cats. To them the company through the crowdfunding platform dedicates a smart gadget, produced by the company Sky Innovation Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
We are talking about a smart food vending machine thanks to the integration of some features that can be controlled via smartphone. Petoneer is the name of the brand that identifies the product, a series of gadgets dedicated to our friends at 4 paws. Petoneer has dimensions of 230 x 246 x 352 mm and a weight of 2,2 Kg while in terms of capacity it allows the deposit of feed for 3,7 L (1,5 Kg) in a removable container for better cleaning.
The entire body is made of high quality plastic with a camera with a wide-angle 120 ° viewing angle that allows streaming image capture to 720p even in night mode. The camera is accompanied by a speaker and a microphone, a bit like the video surveillance cameras, thus allowing "dialogue" with our pelosotti friends. A WiFi connection is required to take advantage of all the features of Petoneer as well as the companion app developed by the manufacturer.
Xiaomi presents Petoneer: the distributor of food for smart cats and dogs
From the application we can monitor, talk, create meal distribution programs and even receive notifications when our pet is eating allowing you to watch it while it "swallows" its favorite croquettes. Function very useful for example when we are away from home, on vacation and we have the doubt that our animal trust can be affected by our lack. Through the app it is also possible to keep a sort of history in order to understand the eating habits of our cat / dog.
The versatility of use of Petoneer is truly unique: think that we can also power the vending machine through a power bank. On the back we find a hole in which to house the power bank, for example in the photo we see that of Xiaomi, model 2C from 20000 mAh. A useful function because in this case, even in the absence of direct current, our animal will not lose any meal. Normally, Petoneer will be powered from a 5V / 2A source via micro USB cable.
499 yuan is required in China (about 63 euros at current exchange rates) and at the moment we do not know if we will also see it on stores that generally also import into our country, but in this case we will not fail to publish dedicated offers, although the price will of course be higher than indicated.
