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PurrCare
- Program: Center for Leadership Education
- Course: EN.663.657 Innovation and Design
- Year: 2025
Project Description:
PurrCare is a smart cat health monitoring gadget for busy tech-savvy cat owners who prefer to feel safe from a distance when they’re not around. The smart collar and smartphone app monitor physical movement, vital signs, and moods of a cat in real time. With remote voice control and health reminders added, PurrCare allows owners to be proactively involved in nursing their pets—over distance. It is particularly appealing to city workers who already wear health monitors on themselves and will pay for top-of-the-line preventive care on their pets.
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PurrCare is a smart cat health monitoring solution designed to address the challenges busy pet owners face when caring for their cats remotely. Traditional pet tech products are fragmented—handling either feeding, tracking, or video—but PurrCare integrates mood tracking, personalized feeding, and real-time health alerts into one AI-powered system. Through a smart collar, automatic feeder, and unified mobile app, it delivers emotional, nutritional, and behavioral insights. Survey results show strong user interest: 91% valued mood monitoring, 83% appreciated automated feeding, and 78% preferred a single app solution. Developed through user feedback and competitive analysis, PurrCare offers a holistic, cat-centered approach that provides peace of mind and promotes pet wellness through innovation.
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PurrCare is a smart health monitoring system designed for busy cat owners who want to ensure their pet’s well-being anytime, anywhere. It addresses the critical issue that cats often hide health problems until it’s too late, and many are left alone for long hours, leading to anxiety and illness.
Our solution uses wearable tech and an AI-powered app to track vital signs, behavior, and emotional health in real time. It also allows remote interaction through video and voice, sends alerts for abnormalities, and offers personalized care advice.
With millions of potential users and a growing pet tech market, PurrCare stands out as a comprehensive, tech-driven solution that strengthens the bond between cats and their owners—making pet care smarter, easier, and more compassionate.