For millions of older adults, loneliness is an ongoing crisis, posing serious repercussions for mental and physical health. Spending time with cats and dogs can go a long way towards easing loneliness ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Litter-Robot detects when a cat has done their business and whisks the waste away. Colleagues, friends, and Good Housekeeping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Litter-Robot detects when a cat has done their business and whisks the yuck away. Colleagues, friends and Good Housekeeping ...

After 30+ years of living with and owning cats (or, being owned by cats), I can say I’ve done my fair share of scooping cat poop. One of the first chores I was ever assigned was cleaning the cat boxes ...

In the early 1990s, a researcher at Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology began work on what would become Paro. More than 30 years after its development, the ...

Though I'm not always an early adopter of technology, I was eager to try the new Whisker Litter-Robot 5 Pro. The Litter-Robot 4 worked well in my home, eliminating the need to scoop—and our small cat, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. Whisker, maker of the self-cleaning litter boxes that have saved cat ...