Not yet, but in a later free upgrade, yes.
PawBot team is committed to make making PawBot the best functional robot. We are currently not focused on making PawBot a social robot to interact with .. at least not quite yet. PawBot does have the necessary hardware (speakers, microphone, eyes, processing capability and wiring) to allow it to gain social skills using a future software update.
Such an update will be free of charge to all PawBot owners. Please note that only PawBot models PawBot Pro & Engage will receive such an update. PawBot Unplugged model does not have the hardware like speakers, microphone or WiFi to allow us to update it with social skills.
PawBot is designed to run on 110-120V with 2.5 amps consumption.
If you are in Japan with 100V electricity, please use step up transformer with 500W or higher rating: https://www.amazon.com/s/field-keywords=100+to+110+transformer+500w
If you have 220V electricity, you can purchase a 220V to 110V step down converter rated at 300 watts or higher rating. Higher rating is better, so 500watt rated converters would be preferred. Example: https://www.amazon.com/s/field-keywords=220+to+110+transformer+500w
Dispense cycle can be triggered either at a preset time or by using "Smart-Feed" option. This is a one time easy setup. Once you setup your choice, you likely don't have to keep changing this setup, unless you want to. You can also suspend PawBot operations temporarily by simply selecting "Suspend Robot" from the PawBot's touch screen LCD or your mobile device if you are home and would rather feed your pet yourself on any given day.
Preset Time option: You can program up to 4 dispense times per day and each dispense time can serve 1 or 2 cans per dispense cycle - i.e. up to 8 cans per day.
Alternatively you can select "Smart-Feed" option with maximum number of cans to dispense per day. In Smart-Feed option mode PawBot will constantly check the weight of the food remaining in the bowl and when the bowl is empty, PawBot uses an algorithm to figure out how soon to dispense the next can automatically. If your pet eats at random times, using Smart-Feed is a great option to let PawBot feed your pet as needed.
Great idea! Unfortunately we are not offering this option at this time. You are however welcome to get together with some of your local friends and purchase a PawBot unit to share among your families when you take vacations at different times during the year.
You will also find that PawBot is a great helper on a daily use since you don't have to worry about feeding your pet(s) every day. PawBot will free you from this task so you can get ready and go to work without worrying about this additional task.
PawBot Pro & PawBot Engage models can be setup to work via your home WiFi. Once this setup is done, your PawBot can send photos/ videos of your pet to your PawBot cloud. Your PawBot will also send status updates. Using your PC, tablet (iPad, Android tablet) or mobile device (Apple, Windows or Andriod), you can also send commands to your PawBot. All your data is secure and can be accessed when you login to your PawBot cloud service. PawBot cloud service is free at this time and will remain free forseeable future.
Please see: PawBot Specifications
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Currently PawBot supports only English. Adding new languages is easy. When you place your pre-order, please request your preferred language. If there are at least 5 people requesting your language, then we will add that language to PawBot. You will be able to switch to English or any other language included within PawBot unit simply by using the LCD panel on the PawBot unit.