Product Description
MarsCat is the world's first bionic pet cat, developed by Elephant Robotics. Designed to mimic the behavior and appearance of a real cat, MarsCat responds to touch, sound, and its environment — blinking, stretching, walking, and even "meowing" — making it a lifelike companion for the home.
Powered by a Raspberry Pi 4B, MarsCat features 12 servo-driven joints for fluid, natural movement. Its built-in cameras and sensors enable face detection, object recognition, and touch interaction, while an open-source Python SDK allows developers and researchers to customize behaviors and extend functionality.
Beyond being a pet companion, MarsCat is an ideal platform for education, research, and commercial applications in robotics, AI, and human-robot interaction. It supports ROS and offers a rich API for programming custom actions and responses.
MarsCat ships fully assembled and ready to interact, with a rechargeable battery for untethered operation. It is suitable for hobbyists, educators, and professionals alike.
- Controller: Raspberry Pi 4B (2GB RAM)
- Degrees of Freedom: 12 (servo-driven joints)
- Sensors: Capacitive touch sensors, microphones, speaker
- Vision: Built-in camera supporting face detection and object recognition
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Programming: Open-source Python SDK, ROS support
- Battery: Rechargeable lithium battery
- Operating System: Linux (Raspbian)
- Dimensions: Approximately cat-sized
- Weight: Approx. 2.7 kg