THE CULPRIT
Traditionally, litterbots are built with a rotating drum atop, and an uncovered drawer underneath.
They hide cat wastes inside the machine, as if some hidden treasures, stressing cats and letting smells linger.
To complete the task, there must be an internal channel for the waste to transfer from the drum to the drawer.
THE CONSEQUENCES
Cramped
The waste drawer occupies a considerable space, thus putting it inside directly makes the machine bulky while limiting the size of the litter area.
Uncleanable
It’s impossible to keep that internal channel sanitary or to clean it out easily. Some dust and litter clumps get trapped when crossing it. Creepy bugs can also find their ways through the channel into the waste drawer, thrive inside and even colonize the entire contraption.
Stinky
You store the waste for a few days before changing the bag. Without source control, none of the known air-cleaning techniques has sufficient capacity to neutralize the exponentially worse odors. It’s natural that the potty grows unbearably stinking over time.
Flimsy
Cat waste also emits corrosive, pervasive, destructive vapors and chemicals. They travel through the channel and spread everywhere in the machine, which gradually corrupt the sensory, electric, or metallic components, leading to sporadic malfunctions and ultimately a total breakdown.
Risky
As the drum rotates, it opens and closes the internal channel, which introduces a possibility of cutting your cat. In theory, there could be a life-threatening accident.
THE SOLUTION
Storing cat waste in an exterior wastebin, thus eliminating any internal channels.
