Our take
Maicat won a CES Innovation Award in 2022 and raised $64,600 from 74 Kickstarter backers in 2023.
Our take in full, what's good, what's not
Maicat won a CES Innovation Award in 2022 and raised $64,600 from 74 Kickstarter backers in 2023. There is no store, no published specs, and no shipping confirmation we could find. We list it so you do not waste time searching for it.
- Interesting ROS2-based autonomy for developers
- No consumer channel
- No verified price or specs
- Effectively dormant as a consumer product
Who it's for
Developers who contact Macroact directly.
Who it's not for
- No verified price or specs
- Effectively dormant as a consumer product
Specs
| Price | Not sold to consumers |
| Moves | Walks |
| App / Wi-Fi | Required |
| Battery | Not published |
| Weight | Not published |
| Subscription | None |
| Warranty | Not published |
All specs, in full
- Battery
- Not published
- Weight
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Materials / fur
- Hard plastic quadruped (no fur)
- Sensors
- Camera (face/emotion recognition), microphones; ROS2 + SLAM autonomy (per maicat.io)
- Sounds
- Cat sounds/speech (not verified)
- Movement
- Autonomous walking quadruped (Autonomous/Developer models); Desktop model is head-only
- App required
- Yes
- Wifi required
- Yes
- Warranty
- Not published
- Subscription
- None
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Notable features
- CES 2022 Innovation Award; pitched as smart-home cat with fall detection and medication recognition
- Three configurations announced: Autonomous, Developer (ROS2/Linux), Desktop
- Maicat app exists on Google Play
Limitations reported by owners and reviewers
- Not clearly purchasable by consumers as of Sept 2026; tiny Kickstarter (74 backers) and no retail channel found
- No verified specs, price, or shipping confirmation
- Treat as a developer/education platform, not a consumer pet
Evidence and real-world use
We found no peer-reviewed studies or documented care-program deployments for this product as of September 5, 2026. That is normal for consumer robots; it just means claims about wellbeing benefits are the manufacturer's, not independent.
How we know this, and sources
Specs and prices come from the manufacturer's own pages and press releases, checked on September 5, 2026; owner-reported limitations come from published reviews and caregiver forums. We have not yet tested this unit hands-on — what that means. Price confidence: low. Confirm on the manufacturer's site before buying.
Price note: No current consumer price. 2023 pre-order listing showed $1,299 (Gadget Flow, June 2023). Kickstarter (June–Aug 2023) raised $64,600 from 74 backers; last campaign update Aug 2025. macroact.com and maicat.io show no store — buyers are directed to 'connect with us' for consultation (education/developer focus).
- maicat.io/
- macroact.com/
- www.kickstarter.com/projects/macroact/meet-maicat-the-smart-home-ai-robot-cat...
- thegadgetflow.com/product/macroact-maicat-ai-robotic-cat/
Image: Image: Macroact Inc. — source.
