PETKIT Purobot Ultra Review
The Purobot Ultra is the most technically ambitious box on the market — an AI camera that identifies which cat is using it, health tracking that is genuinely useful in a multi-cat home, and the best app in the category by some distance.
Verdict
The Purobot Ultra is the most technically ambitious box on the market — an AI camera that identifies which cat is using it, health tracking that is genuinely useful in a multi-cat home, and the best app in the category by some distance. It is also $899 and locked to PETKIT bag rolls, which is roughly $90 a year you cannot opt out of. Buy it for the health data, not for the scooping.
Pros
- Camera identifies individual cats without collars
- Best app in the category — the health data is actually actionable
- Very strong odor performance
- Broad litter compatibility
Cons
- Most expensive box in this index at $799
- Proprietary bag rolls and odour cartridges, with no way to opt out
- A camera in a litter box is a privacy decision most boxes do not ask you to make
- At 46 lb and 32.4 in wide, it is the largest unit here
Best for
- Multi-cat homes needing per-cat health data
- Cats with a monitored medical condition
- App-first buyers
Not ideal for
- Anyone avoiding consumable lock-in
- Privacy-sensitive households
- Budget buyers
Scores
Six categories, weighted toward the two that people actually buy these for. See the method.
Cleaning
Very good, with wide litter compatibility and a 10 L drawer. The camera also lets the app show you what it cleared, which sounds gimmicky and turns out to be the fastest way to spot a jam.
Odor control
Dual deodorisers, a carbon filter and a sealed bag roll. It is among the best that does not heat-seal, and it holds up with three cats. The bag roll seals the waste more tightly than a loose kitchen bag ever will.
Safety
The AI camera adds a genuine safety layer on top of infrared, weight sensing and anti-pinch reverse — it can see a cat the sensors might miss. Set against that, a camera in a litter box is a household privacy decision, and PETKIT processes footage in its cloud.
Noise
PETKIT publishes no decibel figure and we have not measured one, so we are not printing a number.
Setup
The longest setup here at close to thirty minutes, mostly because the camera wants positioning and the app wants an account, permissions and a firmware update before it will finish. Once done, it stays done.
App
The best app in this index by a clear margin. It identifies individual cats by sight, without collars or tags, and turns visit frequency and duration into per-cat health trends that are actually worth reading. If you have a cat with a monitored urinary or kidney condition, this is the reason to buy it.
Consumables
PETKIT bag rolls, which the unit seals and refills automatically, plus the N60 odour eliminator. PETKIT states an included roll lasts roughly 200 days for a single cat. Both are proprietary and there is no way to opt out, which is the single biggest mark against the product.
Long-term cost
The most expensive box here to buy at $799, and it carries a mandatory consumable stream on top. You are paying for the health data, and the data is the only thing that justifies it.
Specifications
Size & fit
- Dimensions (W x D x H)
- 20.86 in L x 32.4 in W x 24.01 in H
- Floor footprint
- 20.86 x 32.4 in
- Entry height
- —
- Unit weight
- 46 lb
- Minimum cat weight
- —
- Maximum cat weight
- —
- Entry opening
- —
Capacity & litter
- Waste drawer capacity
- 10 L
- Litter types accepted
- Clumping clay, Tofu, Mixed
- Litter capacity
- —
- Interior volume
- —
- Rated for multiple cats
- Yes
- Cats supported
- —
Smart features
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- App
- PETKIT (iOS, Android), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
- Power
- —
Odor & noise
- Odor system
- Auto-sealed waste bag + N60 odour eliminator
- Measured noise
- —
- Cycle time
- —
Safety
- Safety sensors
- —
Running costs
- Waste bag type
- PETKIT bag roll (auto-seal, auto-refill)
- Bag cost per year
- —
- Filter cost per year
- —
- Warranty
- —
- Requires proprietary bags
- Yes
What it costs to own
We have not yet sourced current consumable prices for this model from the manufacturer, so we are not publishing a running-cost figure. Purchase price is $799.
| After | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 4 yr | 5 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purobot Ultra | — | — | — | — | — |
| Litter-Robot 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scoop Robot Pro | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo's Loo Too | — | — | — | — | — |
Alternatives
Or line them up field by field: Purobot Ultra vs Litter-Robot 4 · Purobot Ultra vs Scoop Robot Pro · Purobot Ultra vs Leo's Loo Too