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Litter-Robot is a brand of automatic, self-cleaning litter boxes manufactured by Whisker<ref name="whisker-about">https://www.whisker.com/about-us</ref>, a Michigan-based pet technology company formerly known as Automated Pet Care Products, Inc. a/k/a AutoPets.<ref name="pondera">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pondera-holdings-leads-a-31m-recapitalization-of-autopets-maker-of-the-litter-robot-300969177.html</ref>

Litter-Robot is a brand of automatic, self-cleaning litter boxes manufactured by Whisker<ref name="whisker-about">{{Cite web |date=24 Oct 2025 |title=Your cats, our everything. |url=https://www.whisker.com/about-us |url-status=live |access-date=24 Oct 2025 |website=Whisker}}</ref>, a Michigan-based pet technology company formerly known as Automated Pet Care Products, Inc. a/k/a AutoPets.<ref name="pondera">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pondera-holdings-leads-a-31m-recapitalization-of-autopets-maker-of-the-litter-robot-300969177.html</ref>

Following Whisker's October 2025 announcement and preorder launch of the Litter-Robot 5 line, online user communities quickly began aggregating widespread consumer reports. The launch introduced the camera-equipped LR5 Pro and a new Whisker+ subscription.<ref name="lr5-announce-reddit">https://www.reddit.com/r/litterrobot/comments/1occvn9/introducing_litterrobot_5_pro_litterrobot_5/</ref><ref name="lr5-whisker">https://www.whisker.com/litter-robot-5</ref> These communities, primarily the official Whisker run r/litterrobot subreddit and the independent r/LitterRobotCommunity, served as hubs for aggregating complaints about hardware failures, firmware and application bugs, and shipping delays for early-access orders.<ref name="litterrobot-subreddit">https://www.reddit.com/r/litterrobot/</ref> They also recorded a significant volume of warranty and support complaints. These user reports, combined with longstanding complaints on third-party consumer websites<ref name="bbb">https://www.bbb.org/us/mi/auburn-hills/profile/pet-supplies/whisker-0372-49002822/complaints</ref>, serve as the main public record of the dispute between owners and the company.

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-Litter-Robot is a brand of automatic, self-cleaning litter boxes manufactured by Whisker<ref name="whisker-about">https://www.whisker.com/about-us</ref>, a Michigan-based pet technology company formerly known as Automated Pet Care Products, Inc. a/k/a AutoPets.<ref name="pondera">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pondera-holdings-leads-a-31m-recapitalization-of-autopets-maker-of-the-litter-robot-300969177.html</ref>
+Litter-Robot is a brand of automatic, self-cleaning litter boxes manufactured by Whisker<ref name="whisker-about">{{Cite web |date=24 Oct 2025 |title=Your cats, our everything. |url=https://www.whisker.com/about-us |url-status=live |access-date=24 Oct 2025 |website=Whisker}}</ref>, a Michigan-based pet technology company formerly known as Automated Pet Care Products, Inc. a/k/a AutoPets.<ref name="pondera">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pondera-holdings-leads-a-31m-recapitalization-of-autopets-maker-of-the-litter-robot-300969177.html</ref>
 Following Whisker's October 2025 announcement and preorder launch of the Litter-Robot 5 line, online user communities quickly began aggregating widespread consumer reports. The launch introduced the camera-equipped LR5 Pro and a new Whisker+ subscription.<ref name="lr5-announce-reddit">https://www.reddit.com/r/litterrobot/comments/1occvn9/introducing_litterrobot_5_pro_litterrobot_5/</ref><ref name="lr5-whisker">https://www.whisker.com/litter-robot-5</ref> These communities, primarily the official Whisker run r/litterrobot subreddit and the independent r/LitterRobotCommunity, served as hubs for aggregating complaints about hardware failures, firmware and application bugs, and shipping delays for early-access orders.<ref name="litterrobot-subreddit">https://www.reddit.com/r/litterrobot/</ref> They also recorded a significant volume of warranty and support complaints.  These user reports, combined with longstanding complaints on third-party consumer websites<ref name="bbb">https://www.bbb.org/us/mi/auburn-hills/profile/pet-supplies/whisker-0372-49002822/complaints</ref>, serve as the main public record of the dispute between owners and the company.